Renown? Boring! Experience points better

[Sailor Steve]

I don't mind the concept of the crew rising in experience, as long as it doesn't actually say "Ivor Krauss has 232 EP." Having the crew do their job better as they gain experience is only natural. On the other hand, they shouldn't be able to do the impossible. Having an engine room filled with the best technicians available still wouldn't make a Type VII uboat go 22 knots.

Originally Posted by Greenhornet

I'd really like to see the renown thing changed, it isn't realistic as I think any updates in technology would be given to you anyway.

Not true at all. Once new items became readily available they did indeed go to the boats that were in port, but when they were brand new and there were only one or two available, those one or two went to the captains known to perform well. That is the reason for the renown system, and the reason why it is indeed historical, at least in part.