MixKCet
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2/7/2015
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I'm curious to see how you other captains of the zee are going about upgrading your ship. I'm about ready to upgrade mine, that is, I have enough for a Lampad-class Cutter, and I'd like to know how it handles before I... take the plunge.
There hasn't been much discussion about weight / fuel efficiency in the release build, so let's have at it.
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Frenzgyn
Posts: 197
2/8/2015
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Never used the Cutter, i usually go for the Merchant Ship, but also the Corvette is fine right now, just totally different playstyle.
My lineup is usually Steamer-->Merchant-->Frigate (don't like Dreadnought at all) but sometimes i've used the curator reward ship or the corvette in the meantime.
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AgentTBC
Posts: 53
2/8/2015
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To be honest, I think what would solve these balance problems is actually using Ship Weight in the speed calculations. Right now there just isn't enough of a difference in ship speed between a giant ponderous merchant vessel and a supposedly quick and agile Cutter.
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Rocket Heeled Jack
Posts: 311
2/8/2015
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No debate for me, the Frigate is the best all rounder, particularly now the easy money grinds have been removed from the options, it's the first ship that can have all the weapons and still has the aft slot for running concealed cargo or zipping around the map with an Avid Suppressor, good weapons options, sufficient hold to take the venturer to the horizon and be able to help supply the apes on the far side of the world, best all around ship by far. The Dread is a more formidable ship, but far more crew and it's practically invulnerable, which is fine if that's what you're after, but the running costs (particularly now) make it impractical. I used to run a merchant cruiser, but the lack of weapons doesn't suit my style. I don't like being caught with a slow ship and no forwards gun. But that said, on the latest captain, I switched to using the Corvette and I've been having a lot of fun with it, faster than the frigate, but no good for long trading runs, figure it won't replace the frigate as the main ship I like to use, but it's a nice stopover and it's got enough gun to take anything you encounter on the seas, which is useful.
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Diptych
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2/8/2015
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I've kind of set out to do a sort of planned dynasty run - different captains with different backgrounds, different specialities and different playstyles. So, rather than linearly upgrading through the ranks of ships, I aim straight for my goal ship for each captain. I'm starting out small, running the Cutter - it's no good for trading (only barely adequate for running Sphinxstone!), but it's fun to zip about in. Later on, I'll use the Corvette for an explorer-type, the AMC for a merchant trader, the Dreadnought for a fierce privateer, and so on.
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