On patrol again after a long shore leave

AlanSmithee · 02-27-06, 01:12 PM

I've been on SH3 hiatus since November. With the combination of retiring a long-running career, getting a new job in the real world, and recieving Rome Total War for Christmas (appearantly I'm a sucker for work-in-progress games), I haven't been on patrol for a while.

While fighting my way through the forests of Germania I realized that I really missed being out at sea. I was enjoying RTW, but it didn't engross me the way SH3 did. I missed the cat-and-mouse, hunter-into-hunted. I wanted SH3's smaller focus, with the almost role-playing like aspects of getting to know and develop the crew. In RTW I never worried about throwing thousands of troops into a potentially suicidal fight; in SH3 I feel concern for my sailors' well-being, and feel like I'm taking real risks when I attack a heavily defended convoy.

So I put out to sea again, in a brand new IXC. It's now Operation Drumbeat, and I'm off Nova Scotia having just sunk a pair of tramp steamers. Happy times!

U-104 · 02-27-06, 01:29 PM

Good hunting. I am off to Operation Drumbeat myself after upgrading from a IXB to a IXC.

VonHelsching · 02-27-06, 01:57 PM

Welcome back Alan

I hope you're here to stay up to SHIV

At Christmans I bought a present for myself. I was Civilization IV, my favourite series. I have not yet opened it....

SmokinTep · 02-27-06, 02:05 PM

Welcome back..........I have been between patrols playing RTW Barbarian Invasion.

jasondef · 02-27-06, 02:46 PM

I've had a few months of my life stolen by RTW. Moved on to SH3 now, that is until MTW2 comes out later.

Dowly · 02-27-06, 03:19 PM

You care about your crew?

WhatÂ´s the point? They never get wounded/die, either all survive or all die.

But seriously, the crew members should get wounded more often.

Good to have you back, Herr Kaleun! Good hunting!

02-27-06, 01:12 PM	#1
AlanSmithee Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Expatriate Posts: 116 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	On patrol again after a long shore leave I've been on SH3 hiatus since November. With the combination of retiring a long-running career, getting a new job in the real world, and recieving Rome Total War for Christmas (appearantly I'm a sucker for work-in-progress games), I haven't been on patrol for a while. While fighting my way through the forests of Germania I realized that I really missed being out at sea. I was enjoying RTW, but it didn't engross me the way SH3 did. I missed the cat-and-mouse, hunter-into-hunted. I wanted SH3's smaller focus, with the almost role-playing like aspects of getting to know and develop the crew. In RTW I never worried about throwing thousands of troops into a potentially suicidal fight; in SH3 I feel concern for my sailors' well-being, and feel like I'm taking real risks when I attack a heavily defended convoy. So I put out to sea again, in a brand new IXC. It's now Operation Drumbeat, and I'm off Nova Scotia having just sunk a pair of tramp steamers. Happy times! __________________

02-27-06, 01:29 PM	#2
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	Good hunting. I am off to Operation Drumbeat myself after upgrading from a IXB to a IXC. __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

02-27-06, 02:46 PM	#5
jasondef Weps Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 358 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've had a few months of my life stolen by RTW. Moved on to SH3 now, that is until MTW2 comes out later. __________________ "My, God! Those bulkheads! Did you hear them burst!" System: 40gb 5400rpm HD \| Generic MB from around '02 \| P4 2.6 400GHz \| 1 GB PC2100 DDR (2 mismatched 512's) 16x CD-ROM \| GeForce 7800 AGP \| broken Radio Shack case fan \| Ergonomic keyboard (missing a shift key) PS2 ball mouse \| surge protector \| USB 1.1 expansion card \| Really cool surround-sound headphones

02-27-06, 01:57 PM	#3
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome back Alan I hope you're here to stay up to SHIV At Christmans I bought a present for myself. I was Civilization IV, my favourite series. I have not yet opened it....

02-27-06, 02:05 PM	#4
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Welcome back..........I have been between patrols playing RTW Barbarian Invasion.

02-27-06, 03:19 PM	#6
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	You care about your crew? WhatÂ´s the point? They never get wounded/die, either all survive or all die. But seriously, the crew members should get wounded more often. Good to have you back, Herr Kaleun! Good hunting!