Ship stats Vs. Ship looks

[Spud Nick]

Anybody else notice that the spire and the goldfish seem to have large armor plates protecting the ship but have very low armor stats?

[Echoez]

My take on the Goldfish's armor plates is, they are pretty thin, hence destroyed easily, but due to their design, they can be easily replaced (hence the low armor rebuild time)


The Spire is a mysterious irony with that giant shield there

[Spud Nick]

And than you look at the Junker witch has more armor than the other two ships but it looks like... Well, a Junker.

[Rainer Zu Fall]

Maybe it's the material used to build the ship itself? If you build it out of wood or steel or iron or whatsoever?

[Echoez]

I think the armor on the Junker represents that fact that not much of this ship is realy part of the main hull, so getting hit doesn't count as much, but when it's been considerably damaged, the weak hull is exposed and it's realy hard to put it back together.

[Swizy]

Junker is a bit like a bicycle. If you shoot at a bicycle you're less likely to hit it then shooting at a car on a certain distance. Plus story wise I guess there are different shipyards where not everybody is able to make the same metal quality. but that's defeasable...

[Erheller]

I take issue with the fact that, barring the Galleon and Goldfish, the Squid has more permahull than any other ship.

[Echoez]

I take issue with the fact that, barring the Galleon and Goldfish, the Squid has more permahull than any other ship.

All I can say on that is that despite the fact that it has very little armor (few armor plates are visible and are very thin) the rest of the ship is very well held together as it is one thick hull, hence explaining why it has so much permahull. (side 'balloons' probably help absorb some damage as well even though they don't count as a balloon component.)

It's realy only 50 more than a Pyra though.. so I wouldn't call it that high.

[Piemanlives]

Though you have to admit the Squid is a fairly durable ship to a degree.

[N-Sunderland]

Though you have to admit the Squid is a fairly durable ship to a degree.

I agree. But then once it loses its engines, it becomes really easy to kill. You don't even need your mortar guy to hold until raspberries, the armour seems to come down of its own accord.

But honestly, when I see a Pyra and a Squid on the opposing team, I always go for the Pyra. It's easier to kill.

[Locutus of borg]

darn, when I first saw this thread I thought it was about ship aesthetics (just as important as stats) I am not afraid to say that I fly the galleon and mobula purely because I think they look cool, and lets be honest, there is no feeling quite like sitting way up high on that galleon helm looking over the vast, regal, expanses of the mighty vessel.

[Keon]

darn, when I first saw this thread I thought it was about ship aesthetics (just as important as stats) I am not afraid to say that I fly the galleon and mobula purely because I think they look cool, and lets be honest, there is no feeling quite like sitting way up high on that galleon helm looking over the vast, regal, expanses of the mighty vessel.

Same for the goldfish and squid. I love their designs.

[Locutus of borg]

I can never bring myself to fly the pyra cause its just so boring looking, and the junker, im sorry pieman, is just damn ugly

The squid just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside whenever I fly it

[Eukari]

I love how the Pyramidion looks; it's form matches up with its function. It's a tough, forward-moving piece of metal.

I also love the Mobula, and like to fly it largely because it looks cool. (and is so rare; I enjoy novelty)

[Locutus of borg]

I could not agree more, ship aesthetics are an important yet under-appreciated factor in ship selection (especially as a cake)