SH5 (campaign) is so boring

[mcarlsonus]

Originally Posted by JScones

Can one go specifically to, say, grid "AM52", or "BF17", or would one just randomly roam the seas?

No grids any more. One goes to an icon representing what I interpret to be the center of a patrol area. Using the icon as a center point, I draw a 150-200 km (radius) circle around it. I then wander about inside the circle until I'm thoroughly sick of it, or I get a message from BdU indicating my patrol area's changed. Since success in the Campaigns is based on ones sinking of craft INSIDE a patrol area of uncertain size, I've no idea if 150-200 is too large or too small. Campaign success is optional, however, and I no longer even bother trying to accomplish the outrageous requirements for said, "success!"

Originally Posted by JScones

I must admit I quite like the SH3 approach. Sure, each patrol is the same "goto X, patrol for 24 hours, then, erm, yeah, um, go home at some time or BE MORE AGGRESSIVE", but IMHO I think that's w aaaay more realistic than the missions that I've read people having to tackle here.

We still get the, "Be More Aggressive, you incompetent reprobate!" messages from the BdU!