So which way do you lean?

[Carotio]

Well, I was positive for a very long time, but...

Anyone remember this interview?

The interview is uploaded to youtube back in December, the 17th

Around 1:40, Dan talks about Operation Drumbeat just outside New York.

Let's have a look at uboat.net then:
http://www.uboat.net/ops/drumbeat.htm

Now, howcome did one get the feeling that IX boats would be part of SH5 then...

YES, I think the full interior is a BIG step FORWARD, but I also think not adding the types from SH3: II, IX & XXI is a BIG step BACKWARDS.
And starting to make speculations now, whether the customers have to pay extra, and by download no less, for these extra types, without clarification from the dev team right from the start, will of course lead to unsatisfaction, and even worse if it's true.
I have been through numerous forums of different languages, and I have seen plenty of other people criticising this important lack of content.

Okay, so they may make the early part as perfect as possible, and add the last part of the war in an add on, so they get more time to make that part perfect too. Fair enough that they postpone the XXI till then, and all that other late-war technology. And sure, okay then, I would pay for such an add on.
But the II and IX types belong to the early part just as much as the type VII, and they should definitely have those types in the game from the start before it's released, and if not, they should at least add them as part of free patches. And not enforce it as pay downloads. That won't be fair.
And they should acknowledge that a large group of users demand these types, and thus interact more with us. Yes, I said us. Again, I'll refer to the poll, which was made here: we want all the types.

So clarification from the dev team is kindly requested.

Now since it's night here in Europe, and the devs won't answer anytime soon anyway, I'm off to bed and won't be bothering you anymore anytime soon....