Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-3502824-20180328015558/@comment-27633922-20180329225939

Tsubakura wrote: Hyper Shinchan wrote:

Also, debating the possible options and courses of action before the actual implementation might be preferable given what happened last time when everyone went his/her own way after they had already implemented the kaibokan. I do agree with getting all the possible options out, but I'm not so sure about deciding the course of action right now, before the said DE is actually implemented. The available options left are actually limited, regardless of whether the new DE gets a new category, if it gets classified as a slow DD or if it gets placed in the same category as the current Kaiboukans. Let me share my thoughts on this matter:
 * 1) Now that an actual DE is getting implemented, people has to reconsider the stance of whether they really want to stick with DE -> Escort == Kaiboukan. This will obviously go without saying if the new DE either gets implemented as a slow DD or as a complete new category. In case the new DE is getting classified in the same category as the current Kaiboukans, the option to retain DE exists. Just keep in mind that there will be potentiality for confusion due to the facts that the Kaiboukans are now called DE -> Kaiboukan -> Escort while an actual DE will be getting implemented, with actual torpedo stats. The fact remains that the term DE == "Destroyer Escort" irl is way more common to the public than whatever we decided here. Nobody believed me when I said this will cause issues if an actual DE gets implemented a year ago, and yet, here we are debating once again lol.
 * 2) Then there is the PF option, proposed by Vcharng. While there exists overwhelming evidence irl that suggests Kaiboukan -> PF, it's hard for me to chew that PF -> Escort. Don't forget that the current Kaiboukan's API type name is 海防, which is also written on their shipcards. Unless you're willing to call PF == 海防, we will end up in this situation again the moment Tanaka decides to implement a PF.
 * 3) So once again, if we want to deal with this annoyance once and for all without the chance of us having to deal with this again, I am still proposing a classification which specifically means "Escort", whether its an existing one or a non-existent one like "EE".

Also, the last thing I want is another riot happening like last year in which nobody wants to listen to reasoning anymore, so let's keep it civil this time. =w= Isn't there any ship-class in the US Coast Guard that has an equivalent/similar tag that could be applied to Kaiboukans?

Really don't want a replay of last year's mess.