Perspective from a complete newbie :(

poetic hunter · 09-08-10, 11:22 AM

Yeah !!! What a feeling !!!

I sunk my first ship in career mode today.

I went through so much with this little crew in this little sub. First we had trouble leaving the home port, then my battery ran out, and I came to a standstill because I didn't know that it is better to stay on the surface. Then we spent days just sailing surrounded by the vast loneliness of the blue ocean.

Until finally, my watch officer spotted a ship, and we moved into action. Managed to hit it with both a magnetic and an impact torpedo. I turned my ship, averaged the AOB, fired and voila....two hits in a row.

It just feels so darn satisfying ! And these guys are starting to feel like a little family now. We're basically stuck together in this u-boat in the middle of nowhere surrounded by potential enemies.

Sorry if I'm getting to sentimental for you guys.

Draka · 09-08-10, 12:17 PM

You are beginning to get the total immersion that keeps ALL of us coming back to this. It will get more intense .... wait until you have 5 or 6 patrols under your belt, know each man inside and out - and then nearly lose the boat or do lose crew - gut-wrenching.

Jimbuna · 09-08-10, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by poetic hunter

Yeah !!! What a feeling !!!

I sunk my first ship in career mode today.

I went through so much with this little crew in this little sub. First we had trouble leaving the home port, then my battery ran out, and I came to a standstill because I didn't know that it is better to stay on the surface. Then we spent days just sailing surrounded by the vast loneliness of the blue ocean.

Until finally, my watch officer spotted a ship, and we moved into action. Managed to hit it with both a magnetic and an impact torpedo. I turned my ship, averaged the AOB, fired and voila....two hits in a row.

It just feels so darn satisfying ! And these guys are starting to feel like a little family now. We're basically stuck together in this u-boat in the middle of nowhere surrounded by potential enemies.

Sorry if I'm getting to sentimental for you guys.

BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!

OSU · 09-08-10, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poetic hunter

Yeah !!! What a feeling !!!

I sunk my first ship in career mode today.

I went through so much with this little crew in this little sub. First we had trouble leaving the home port, then my battery ran out, and I came to a standstill because I didn't know that it is better to stay on the surface. Then we spent days just sailing surrounded by the vast loneliness of the blue ocean.

Until finally, my watch officer spotted a ship, and we moved into action. Managed to hit it with both a magnetic and an impact torpedo. I turned my ship, averaged the AOB, fired and voila....two hits in a row.

It just feels so darn satisfying ! And these guys are starting to feel like a little family now. We're basically stuck together in this u-boat in the middle of nowhere surrounded by potential enemies.

Sorry if I'm getting to sentimental for you guys.

Congratulations! No, you're not being sentimental, almost everyone here has felt this way at one point or another.

Jimbuna is right. You NEED to get SH3 Commander. It will add much more immersion and will make managing your crew much easier. I would recommend Grey Wolves Expansion 3.0, but wait until you get comfortable with the stock game before you download a major mod like GWX.

Mittelwaechter · 09-08-10, 06:52 PM

Wait for your first DD to drop some depth charges at your tiny bucket and you'll get caught by this game. Bloody lips and sweat and pure horror. You'll love the tactics and you'll enjoy to simply enter the conning tower and watch and listen to the waves for several minutes. Your trusty crew next to you doing their job...

frau kaleun · 09-08-10, 09:18 PM

And your first successful convoy infiltration. Now there's a nail-biter. Setting up your intercept course, trying to time it just right so you hit them when it's dark, sweating it out trying to sneak past the lead escorts undetected, suddenly realizing you've made it and are now smack dab in between two columns of ships... picking out your targets, trying to get into position and wait for the best moment to fire at the fattest merchants, all the while trying to keep track of the entire convoy because there are ships EVERYWHERE.

Meeeeem-reeeeeeez... light corners of my miiiiiiind....

09-08-10, 06:52 PM	#5
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Wait for your first DD to drop some depth charges at your tiny bucket and you'll get caught by this game. Bloody lips and sweat and pure horror. You'll love the tactics and you'll enjoy to simply enter the conning tower and watch and listen to the waves for several minutes. Your trusty crew next to you doing their job... __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

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09-08-10, 11:22 AM	#1
poetic hunter Watch Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 24 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	Yeah !!! What a feeling !!! I sunk my first ship in career mode today. I went through so much with this little crew in this little sub. First we had trouble leaving the home port, then my battery ran out, and I came to a standstill because I didn't know that it is better to stay on the surface. Then we spent days just sailing surrounded by the vast loneliness of the blue ocean. Until finally, my watch officer spotted a ship, and we moved into action. Managed to hit it with both a magnetic and an impact torpedo. I turned my ship, averaged the AOB, fired and voila....two hits in a row. It just feels so darn satisfying ! And these guys are starting to feel like a little family now. We're basically stuck together in this u-boat in the middle of nowhere surrounded by potential enemies. Sorry if I'm getting to sentimental for you guys.

09-08-10, 12:17 PM	#2
Draka Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 256 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	You are beginning to get the total immersion that keeps ALL of us coming back to this. It will get more intense .... wait until you have 5 or 6 patrols under your belt, know each man inside and out - and then nearly lose the boat or do lose crew - gut-wrenching.

09-08-10, 09:18 PM	#6
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	And your first successful convoy infiltration. Now there's a nail-biter. Setting up your intercept course, trying to time it just right so you hit them when it's dark, sweating it out trying to sneak past the lead escorts undetected, suddenly realizing you've made it and are now smack dab in between two columns of ships... picking out your targets, trying to get into position and wait for the best moment to fire at the fattest merchants, all the while trying to keep track of the entire convoy because there are ships EVERYWHERE. Meeeeem-reeeeeeez... light corners of my miiiiiiind....