' Wrote:Kiting the battleship means it is trying to kill you, not running away. Thus, there is no need for a CD as you aren't chasing and trying to stop him now are you?
That I can buy.
Lol yes. You <strike>approach</strike> intercept the fellow, cd him, tell him to get lost at which point he starts pewing. Then he will chase you until he realizes he is going to die, upon which he flicks the cruise on. Then you cd him and finish him. 9/10 of this particular kind of battle happens in this way.
EDIT: This is just one situation where the CD on the cruiser is needed, there are countless more for the "warring factions"
EDIT 2: Let's try out this cruiser thing for a couple of weeks. I know personally I am having a blast shooting lone cruisers, and I think a lot of other people are too.