4.85 Weapons

[Tenacity]

Regular turrets work great vs bombers.... Man, i hope they don't change cruisers too much. it is pretty rare you have to use one to take on bigger caps

right now cruisers really dont have any specific role. They're gunboats that cant turn and battleships without firepower. Of the four cap classes (gunboats/cruisers/battlecruisers/battleships), cruisers (and to a lesser extent battlecruisers) are currently the weakest, with a few exceptions like the kusari destroyer. The reason you see so many cruisers is because they 'seem' powerful and dont cost as much as a bc or bs. Cruisers are great for handling npcs, especially out in the omicrons, and most cruisers if flown well can take out gunboats without too much trouble.

Problem is, any single bomber pilot who's halfway decent can destroy a cruiser on his own, and I know people are going to object and say i'm bullsh!tting here but I've seen it happen time and time again. Cruisers cannot take on larger ships (BC's/BS's) on their own in most circumstances, and a good gunboat/gunship pilot or a pair of average gunboat/gunship pilots can pretty easily destroy you.

Cruisers really need a niche, something they're good at that the other ship classes arent. I may be wrong here, but -from what i've heard- cruisers are being given that niche via a long-range fire support role. If that's true then they should end up with the longest range guns of any ship in the game, able to 'snipe' other capships from a distance. The only problem there is that if the projectile speed of cruiser turrets isnt improved, then the only enemies you'll be able to utilize a range advantage against will be battleships.

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