Your Preference: Same boat throughout the war, or climb the submarine ladder?

[Armistead]

I would just prefer the option, not either or.

One issue I hate is when I want to keep the same boat eventually if I refuse a new boat, instead of keeping the old one, I get retired. I think it happened on my third refusal. Not sure if that's correct or maybe an issue I alone have.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I would just prefer the option, not either or.

Problem is the way the game is coded, when it rewards you, it offers you a refit, OR a new command. The trouble is, the way it behaves it's logic goes like this:

(pardon the psudo code but i think you get the idea)

If
NewCommand Available = true
Then
PlayerReward = newCommand
Else
PlayerReward = Refit.


So if you want refits to occur more often, you have to limit the number of new commands (Edit: or rather, Upgrade class availabilty). Right now, i think the chances of riding a gato or whatever and seeing it go through its 3 to 4 conning tower evolutions is next to nill.

[pabbi]

I like to start with S-boat but then when i get offered a fleet boat i like too stay with it.

[Ducimus]

For those who like to climb the ladder.

How would you define that ladder? Group the boats by which step you think they should come in.

[razark]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

If
NewCommand Available = true
Then
PlayerReward = newCommand
Else
PlayerReward = Refit.

So, the problem is that it rarely hits the Else clause?


Just a thought, as I'm not too clear on how the game is set up:
Would it be possible to create a number of new playable units, with no refits available?

So instead of:
Class 1
-Refit 1
-Refit 2
-Refit 3
Class 2
-Refit 1
-Refit 2
Class 3
-Refit 1

You remove the refits, and make them basically different classes, with the refits included:
Class 1
Class 1, Refit 1
Class 1, Refit 2
Class 1, Refit 3
Class 2
Class 2, Refit 1
Class 2, Refit 2
Class 3
Class 3, Refit 1

[Ducimus]

That would be an utter nightmare to work out.

[Sailor Steve]

I don't expect to have a career that lasts the entire war, and I expect to stay with the same boat for the six or seven patrols that each career lasts.

[magic452]

I like working my way up from say an S boat or Porpoise to the Balao.

I like to see some reward for doing good, the medals don't do it so a new boat will.

Magic

[TorpX]

I like being able to earn the option of a new command, but I will usually start out in an S boat and make at least 4 or 5 patrols before I consider a new one. I think one should have at least that many patrols in a particular boat. It wouldn't seem right to move on to another boat too soon.

[tomoose]

I'd like to "climb the ladder" but I've found, more than once, that getting a new boat means you can lose precious capability (i.e. my old boat had surface radar and the new boat does not and you CANNOT install it no matter how many reknown points you have, very annoying). For that reason alone I will stay with my boat as long as the game will let me.

[sharkbit]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

I don't expect to have a career that lasts the entire war, and I expect to stay with the same boat for the six or seven patrols that each career lasts.

I'm with Steve on this. I generally stick with the same boat for 6 or seven patrols befor being "sent" home for a much needed rest. Then I'll start a new career from close to that point in time.

[Stealhead]

I'm with Steve and sharkbit I most times run a 6 or 7 patrol career in the same boat after that I am ready for a different location,starting date,boat, and often a change of sides as well.

I dont think I have ever run a career start to finish of the war even when changing boats never seemed realistic to me no one stays in combat for that long without getting promoted to a desk job or as an instructor or getting killed or wounded luck does not last that long in wars.