How do you keep the game interesting?

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Originally Posted by musides

I bought this game a couple of months ago. It has been fun to learn and play, and the Grey Wolves expansion is one of the most impressive community add-ons I've seen for a game.

The trouble is, I've done about 8 patrols or so (72% realism). I typically sink around 10 ships per patrol, and try to use all my ammo efficiently in so doing. I don't really understand why I should put out to sea again because every patrol is so similar! I hit a large convoy once, which was pretty fun, but every merchant encounter is essentially a replica of the last encounter: approach at a distance, submerge, line up the shot, fire, surface, finish off with deck gun if necessary. Rinse and repeat.

I'm wondering if I'm missing something, or perhaps this isn't a long term game for me. I'm almost totally a strategy-only gamer, so this genre is a first for me. Anyway, I'm curious to know how veterans find this game compelling over the long term.

if not already doing so, begin reading the history. a good place to start is OPERATION DRUMBEAT by Micheal Gannon. available from amazon at a good price in paper back - order it through Subsim too, they get a cut.

its not just the game but the history will immerse you even more. there are many excellent and controversial books (Iron Coffins) to read on your long patrols...