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

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Originally Posted by Dogfish40

The thing is, do you want to be more historically accurate, for instance; if they offer you a new boat in '42, historically it's gonna' be a Gato 'cause that was the boat they were building...mostly. So as far as getting some kind of choice, most Skippers were given their new commands and there was no choice.

Well, if the skipper of a Porpoise or Sargo is given a desk job or a new Gato, someone would be taking command of the old boat. Just like when I give up my boat for the shiny new Gato, they're not going to scrap my old boat right there at Pearl. So, there should be some old boats being passed on to other captains. (At least until it's time for the old boats to be sent to training duty.)


As for the "choice", I suppose it really comes down to a "rule of fun". I like to work my way up from the older boats. It gives a sense of progress that the medals don't. I suppose that if someone could make the refits work properly, it might suffice, but for now it seems the only progression is from one boat to a newer one.

Also, sometimes I might want to stick with my old boat for a bit longer. If I turn down the first chance to get a new boat, how long will it be until I'm offered another new boat? I'd like to see it set up so that if I choose not to take the new one, I can choose to do so after each subsequent patrol, instead of waiting for the insane upgrade logic to offer it to me.