sinking merchants is boring

Carthaginian · 05-30-12, 12:43 AM

Boring stuff wins the war.
Exciting stuff gets you mom a 'regrets to inform you' letter.

magic452 · 05-30-12, 01:36 AM

I'd suggest you load up RSRD for TMO and than study up on your WWII history. You'll find all the big and many of the small battles in RSRD and you can pick your poison.

Magic

TorpX · 05-31-12, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Carthaginian

Boring stuff wins the war.
Exciting stuff gets you mom a 'regrets to inform you' letter.

Well said.

This reminds me of something I read about the war concerning fighter pilots. Veterans who survived air combat against the Japanese cautioned the rookies that the war cannot be won in a day. Being in a hurry was likely to get you killed.

Armistead · 05-31-12, 11:28 PM

TMO has most the big battles in it, not RSRD, but better than stock. RSRD does include about every battle to perfection, small to large. I do like TMO's zig patterns better than RSRD. TMO isn't a traffic mod like RSRD per say, but he did put a lot of work into the traffic, so the battles are there, just have to find them. Course the good news is you can run RSRD over TMO, but you'll lose some of the higher crew ratings...I like playing both ways.

Hylander_1314 · 06-01-12, 02:59 AM

Starting a career in the Philippines is also a bit more exciting than Pearl.

P_Funk · 06-01-12, 03:32 AM

I always felt like the excitement came from the difficulty and my own precision. Conquering the math, the situation, the weather, the technology.

Of course, I play manual targeting. I too got bored sinking merchants when it was simply a matter of point and click and a guaranteed explosion.

Without manual targeting I wouldn't have a whole lot to put my energy into. Maybe role playing I guess.

Course I'm one of those weirdos that plays Arma2 heavily modded with my friends, and rolls around a middle eastern map patrolling in humvees, stopping in towns, checking buildings, and not finding any enemies for 45 minutes straight and still find it fun. Its the same as SH3/4 though in that after 45 dry minutes if you've let your guard down suddenly your opportunity shows itself and you can either react in a way that wins, or mess it up.

That said, a good task force always spices up a dreary patrol. Nothing gets the blood pumping like a 25 knot target that you only get one (manually targeted) shot at.

Battle Stations · 06-08-12, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by P_Funk

I always felt like the excitement came from the difficulty and my own precision. Conquering the math, the situation, the weather, the technology.

Of course, I play manual targeting. I too got bored sinking merchants when it was simply a matter of point and click and a guaranteed explosion.

Without manual targeting I wouldn't have a whole lot to put my energy into. Maybe role playing I guess.

Course I'm one of those weirdos that plays Arma2 heavily modded with my friends, and rolls around a middle eastern map patrolling in humvees, stopping in towns, checking buildings, and not finding any enemies for 45 minutes straight and still find it fun. Its the same as SH3/4 though in that after 45 dry minutes if you've let your guard down suddenly your opportunity shows itself and you can either react in a way that wins, or mess it up.

That said, a good task force always spices up a dreary patrol. Nothing gets the blood pumping like a 25 knot target that you only get one (manually targeted) shot at.

Tell me about it, on Arma 2, I find it fun just driving a transport truck and being logistics, not even fighting, just driving supplies, ammo and support.

On SH4 I like a have 100% Realism settings and end up just lying in wait for some unsuspecting transport to come past (sometimes they never do)

irish1958 · 06-08-12, 05:50 PM

War is mostly extreme bordom interspersed with extreme terror.

05-30-12, 01:36 AM	#2
magic452 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Reno Nevada USA Posts: 1,860 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'd suggest you load up RSRD for TMO and than study up on your WWII history. You'll find all the big and many of the small battles in RSRD and you can pick your poison. Magic __________________ Reported lost 11 Feb. 1942 Signature by depthtok33l

06-01-12, 02:59 AM	#5
Hylander_1314 Sea Lord Join Date: May 2006 Location: 5 Miles Inland West Of Lake Huron Posts: 1,936 Downloads: 139 Uploads: 0	Starting a career in the Philippines is also a bit more exciting than Pearl. __________________ A legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law. -John Marshall Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ---------------------

06-01-12, 03:32 AM	#6
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	I always felt like the excitement came from the difficulty and my own precision. Conquering the math, the situation, the weather, the technology. Of course, I play manual targeting. I too got bored sinking merchants when it was simply a matter of point and click and a guaranteed explosion. Without manual targeting I wouldn't have a whole lot to put my energy into. Maybe role playing I guess. Course I'm one of those weirdos that plays Arma2 heavily modded with my friends, and rolls around a middle eastern map patrolling in humvees, stopping in towns, checking buildings, and not finding any enemies for 45 minutes straight and still find it fun. Its the same as SH3/4 though in that after 45 dry minutes if you've let your guard down suddenly your opportunity shows itself and you can either react in a way that wins, or mess it up. That said, a good task force always spices up a dreary patrol. Nothing gets the blood pumping like a 25 knot target that you only get one (manually targeted) shot at. __________________

06-08-12, 05:50 PM	#8
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	War is mostly extreme bordom interspersed with extreme terror. __________________ Irish1958

05-30-12, 12:43 AM	#1
Carthaginian Loader Join Date: May 2012 Location: Daphne, Alabama, C.S.A. Posts: 83 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Boring stuff wins the war. Exciting stuff gets you mom a 'regrets to inform you' letter.

05-31-12, 11:28 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	TMO has most the big battles in it, not RSRD, but better than stock. RSRD does include about every battle to perfection, small to large. I do like TMO's zig patterns better than RSRD. TMO isn't a traffic mod like RSRD per say, but he did put a lot of work into the traffic, so the battles are there, just have to find them. Course the good news is you can run RSRD over TMO, but you'll lose some of the higher crew ratings...I like playing both ways.