Starting a career: You prefer early or later in the war?

Ducimus · 05-08-06, 12:48 PM

I just tried to restart a career in october of 1939 in an IXB, and ..well.. the wind has just left my sails. Im not very far into my first patrol and im already bored. Soo.. i thought for tickles and grins i thoguht id post a poll..

Personnaly i like starting late war, early war just isnt challenging to me. Survival early war doesnt seem liike an issue to me, its all about tonnage. Not only that but you don't have as many cool toys to play with. Granted you can edit your basic.cfg and get those toys that early in the war, but what fun would that be?

davidaspy · 05-08-06, 02:08 PM

Personally ive never thought of starting at any other time besides 1939. I always go from the start and see how far i can get.

Salvadoreno · 05-08-06, 02:31 PM

Now i start when the mediteranean bases open up.. Beginning 1942 or early 1943 is when i begin my campaigns and i rarely survive past 2-3 patrols. NYGM did a great job in the Med, and i get my arse kicked and have to abort at least 1-2 patrols. No sunbathing for me

kiwi_2005 · 05-08-06, 03:20 PM

I like to start from the very begining and work my way up. Besides commanding the IIA-IID is cool, pity they didn't come with more torpedoes as i would like to try this boat out in 1943/44 and see how she performs against a better equiped enemy.

STEED · 05-08-06, 03:29 PM

I am now having more of a bash at 1943

tbarak · 05-08-06, 04:19 PM

This is my first career so I started at the beginning. The II boat seems toy-like compared to the VII and IX, and I remember having to cruise submerged all the time just to have enough fuel to return to base. Never mind about the pathetic tonnages although we'll chalk that up to the II's reduced war load. Worst of all was the green crew, seems they needed to rest almost constantly. Still once I got the VII it was a happy time.

THE_MASK · 05-08-06, 04:46 PM

January 1942 for me at the moment . You can still build up a descent crew before all hell breaks loose .

bigboywooly · 05-08-06, 05:54 PM

Early war for me too nice to sail around surfaced for a while before getting your conning tower blown off every time you surface later in the war. Also more fun with the deck gun then before everybody has one

05-08-06, 08:10 PM

I'm running concurrent careers from each of the three starting flotillas in 1939. Since I'm using SH3 Commander my kaleuns eventually retire (or die, of course). At that point I'll start a new career for each one, so of course as the war progresses I'll be starting new careers later and later.

JScones · 05-09-06, 05:35 AM

Linear campaigns for me - one at a time and sequential.

My first career started in Sep 39 and finished through retirement in Apr 41.
My second career started in May 41 and ended through death in Jan 43.
My current career started in Feb 43 (I've finished one patrol).

All brothers from the same family!

deckard · 05-09-06, 06:42 AM

i always start early, but i modify my campaign so that i spend more time in base during early war to make it pass faster.

VonHelsching · 05-09-06, 10:24 AM

Always as early as possible with at least 5-6 missions with a Type II A & D

Then having a blast with VIIs around the UK and the Med!

The boring stuff starts with the IXs on those long patrols down to the end of the world (Freetown). In one career I took my IXB in the Med and had a really great time for ~8-10 missions.

Then, in 1944 things get interesting again with the XXI

CCIP · 05-09-06, 10:44 AM

I tend to get very used to the "time" that it is in WaW - so it's hard for me to get used to a different "time zone" than they have there.

Otherwise, I like starting in 1942 or 1943, since it's really the breaking point as far as difficulty. I honestly prefer late-war play, since it's often more a game of survival than anything.

U-104 · 05-09-06, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

Early war for me too nice to sail around surfaced for a while before getting your conning tower blown off every time you surface later in the war. Also more fun with the deck gun then before everybody has one

Ducimus · 05-09-06, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CCIP

Otherwise, I like starting in 1942 or 1943, since it's really the breaking point as far as difficulty. I honestly prefer late-war play, since it's often more a game of survival than anything.

Points to sig.

Im ran out of room to list my boats.

The loss of U-189 hurts the most.

View Poll Results: Do you start early war or later in the war?
Early war	62	87.32%
Later in the War	9	12.68%
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05-08-06, 12:48 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Starting a career: You prefer early or later in the war? I just tried to restart a career in october of 1939 in an IXB, and ..well.. the wind has just left my sails. Im not very far into my first patrol and im already bored. Soo.. i thought for tickles and grins i thoguht id post a poll.. Personnaly i like starting late war, early war just isnt challenging to me. Survival early war doesnt seem liike an issue to me, its all about tonnage. Not only that but you don't have as many cool toys to play with. Granted you can edit your basic.cfg and get those toys that early in the war, but what fun would that be?

05-08-06, 02:08 PM	#2
davidaspy Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North of the South Posts: 56 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Personally ive never thought of starting at any other time besides 1939. I always go from the start and see how far i can get. __________________ Eagles may soar, but weasels dont get sucked into jet engines.

05-08-06, 02:31 PM	#3
Salvadoreno Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 887 Downloads: 119 Uploads: 0	Now i start when the mediteranean bases open up.. Beginning 1942 or early 1943 is when i begin my campaigns and i rarely survive past 2-3 patrols. NYGM did a great job in the Med, and i get my arse kicked and have to abort at least 1-2 patrols. No sunbathing for me __________________

05-08-06, 03:20 PM	#4
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	I like to start from the very begining and work my way up. Besides commanding the IIA-IID is cool, pity they didn't come with more torpedoes as i would like to try this boat out in 1943/44 and see how she performs against a better equiped enemy. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

05-08-06, 03:29 PM	#5
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	I am now having more of a bash at 1943 __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

05-08-06, 04:19 PM	#6
tbarak Sparky Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 151 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is my first career so I started at the beginning. The II boat seems toy-like compared to the VII and IX, and I remember having to cruise submerged all the time just to have enough fuel to return to base. Never mind about the pathetic tonnages although we'll chalk that up to the II's reduced war load. Worst of all was the green crew, seems they needed to rest almost constantly. Still once I got the VII it was a happy time.

05-08-06, 04:46 PM	#7
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	January 1942 for me at the moment . You can still build up a descent crew before all hell breaks loose .

05-08-06, 05:54 PM	#8
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	early war Early war for me too nice to sail around surfaced for a while before getting your conning tower blown off every time you surface later in the war. Also more fun with the deck gun then before everybody has one

05-08-06, 08:10 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'm running concurrent careers from each of the three starting flotillas in 1939. Since I'm using SH3 Commander my kaleuns eventually retire (or die, of course). At that point I'll start a new career for each one, so of course as the war progresses I'll be starting new careers later and later.

05-09-06, 05:35 AM	#10
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Linear campaigns for me - one at a time and sequential. My first career started in Sep 39 and finished through retirement in Apr 41. My second career started in May 41 and ended through death in Jan 43. My current career started in Feb 43 (I've finished one patrol). All brothers from the same family!

05-09-06, 06:42 AM	#11
deckard Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 47 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	i always start early, but i modify my campaign so that i spend more time in base during early war to make it pass faster. __________________

05-09-06, 10:24 AM	#12
VonHelsching Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 1,025 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Always as early as possible with at least 5-6 missions with a Type II A & D Then having a blast with VIIs around the UK and the Med! The boring stuff starts with the IXs on those long patrols down to the end of the world (Freetown). In one career I took my IXB in the Med and had a really great time for ~8-10 missions. Then, in 1944 things get interesting again with the XXI

05-09-06, 10:44 AM	#13
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I tend to get very used to the "time" that it is in WaW - so it's hard for me to get used to a different "time zone" than they have there. Otherwise, I like starting in 1942 or 1943, since it's really the breaking point as far as difficulty. I honestly prefer late-war play, since it's often more a game of survival than anything. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)