New Ships in 1.6: 'Dauntless' Frigate

[LoJo028]

Welcome the new breed of warship, the 'Dauntless' Frigate. There are many things that make the Dauntless a special ship but perhaps most of all is her 26X14lb gundeck combined with her 18X11lb topdeck. With such a powerful topdeck the Dauntless can keep both of her decks fireing at up to 560yards. Another special feature found on the Dauntless is her 8 1/2lb swivel cannons. Only a hand full of Frigates have the ability to whittle down crew in close with such speed, and it's probubly a good thing because with only a crew of 250 sailors the she will need all she can get if it gets down to boarding combat.

As for survivability, the Dauntless has a mix of good and bad that will challenge her captains to keep on thier toes. With 1560 broadside armor and 9 broadside damage resistance is far above average for a frigate, throw in an amazing 2500 structure and you've got one tough ship to sink. However, with only 250 crew and 2600 sail integrity she definatly has her weaker points.


This ship is especially interesting because she will cause some nightmare matchups in 6v6 OS battles. It has the speed to moderate its distance and the cannons to dispatch almost any ship on the OS at 560 yards. If you apply a few accuracy and range outfittings on her your foes will be making for the life rafts in no time. I think this is a very special ship, and it will be the type of ships that you are either set up to fight, or not. Expect pirate groups kiting and nationals trying to develop new ways to counter it in the future.

[Aether]

First, many thanks to the Boarding Party members for all their help gathering this information. Now that you’ve read all about this new ship, let us know what you think!

Enjoy, won’t you?
Aether

[fire46]

/drool on

I can think of a few good ways to put this ship to use Great job

[Halod Crane]

Err, are these bundleboats?

[Effreem]

Originally Posted by Halod Crane

Err, are these bundleboats?

Doubtful...they turn to slow.

[Halod Crane]

My drydock will consist of 4 Dauntless Frigates then. Wow. What a ship.

[Taelorn]

The recipe is pretty expensive and involves a mixture of the typical stuff and Marks of Victory. Somewhat like a refit without a base ship to refit.

[Mav]

But not for rats I take it....

[Ranker]

Originally Posted by Taelorn

The recipe is pretty expensive and involves a mixture of the typical stuff and Marks of Victory. Somewhat like a refit without a base ship to refit.

So basically this is the new flavor of the month Super Tigre version 2.

When can see more balancing such as nerfing the MB/HH/PH first before we start throwing more OP stuff into the mix?

[Daagda]

Originally Posted by Ranker

So basically this is the new flavor of the month Super Tigre version 2.

When can see more balancing such as nerfing the MB/HH/PH first before we start throwing more OP stuff into the mix?

I hate to admit it,but i was thinking why did they nerf the tigre for being OP if theyre just going to intruduce a version 2.