Submarines

[XenTheFox]

when do we get Submarines again... please, need them, they are fun

[VasteV]

Probably never. Most people regarded submarine combat as boring and repetitive, so Gaijin shelved the idea for the time being.

[shadain597]

Originally posted by VasteV:

Probably never. Most people regarded submarine combat as boring and repetitive, so Gaijin shelved the idea for the time being.

Yeah, TBH I only played the sub event for like 2 matches before I was over the gimmick. But I'd be a bit more interested in seeing pre-Cold War subs make an appearance; not necessarily in a regular Naval match, but maybe in a different mode. Maybe a sub EC, with an emphasis on taking out NPC stuff? We already have a helo EC, so it might work. Of course, I would hope for sub EC to be just a bit less of a hot mess than helo EC currently is.

[Pumba70]

Originally posted by VasteV:

Probably never. Most people regarded submarine combat as boring and repetitive, so Gaijin shelved the idea for the time being.

Compared to the normal grind in the game?
I don't know about you, but I'd rather have more stuff I could play compared to a 400k RP tank that will take me ages to research, now that is boring and repetitive.

[Slyke]

Originally posted by Pumba70:

Originally posted by VasteV:

Probably never. Most people regarded submarine combat as boring and repetitive, so Gaijin shelved the idea for the time being.

Compared to the normal grind in the game?
I don't know about you, but I'd rather have more stuff I could play compared to a 400k RP tank that will take me ages to research, now that is boring and repetitive.

What else would people compare it to? Even the lively cold war era subs were terrible compared to the rest of the game. I'm sure it was decent fun for some (at least for 1-2 battles), but it's a tiny niche within the already small niche of naval battles. Meanwhile WT as a whole is already not exactly a game for everyone.

It's been almost ten years since launch and I still can't get over how people complain about "boring grind". It's only boring if you don't like the game, at which point why are you even here? It won't get better once you're done with the grind, because by that time you'll switch to grinding for something else. And it's only a "grind" if you focus on the wrong thing anyway.

[Pozieres]

to implement the subs of that era you would need similar era ships and anti-sub helos which is the only helo type the swedes have. Better harmonics and a hud would be needed as well as thermal layers and ducts

[flyboymb]

Having played Cold Waters, which would be about a Realistic difficulty match by default, I can tell you that anything prior to wire-guided torpedoes rewuired total surprise to pull off.

With the torpedo warning that most ships get, everybody but battleships and barges would weave around your shots then drop depth charges on you if they have them equipped.

Subs of the WWII/early Cold War era were never meant to take part in large naval altercations. They were meant to wait and ambush. They would fit in naval about as well as bombers fit in air right now.

[Danny in Space]

Gajin said the were never going to add lets see now... Guided missiles, Cold war tanks, Battleships, Helicopters, etc. They WILL add submarines its just a matter of time.

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[shadain597]

Originally posted by Danny in Space:

Gajin said the were never going to add lets see now... Guided missiles, Cold war tanks, Battleships, Helicopters, etc. They WILL add submarines its just a matter of time.

Well, I think the difference there is that those things had a bit more mainstream appeal; even among the relatively small group of Naval fans I think battleships had much more widespread appeal than subs do. I'm not saying it won't happen, but until they officially announce subs I wouldn't assume anything.