What ship is better to have war galleon or war frigate ?

[Deadeye_Andy]

I just got my first War Galleon just a couple of weeks ago. I tend to be either alone, or sailing with my wife, so it took a while to get to 40,000 gold : )

However I'm already half way to having the gold for a War Frigate simply because of the amount of cargo I can nail using the War Galleon! wow!

I think I'll buy the War Frigate when I get up there and keep both. I'll have a better opinon once I use the War Frigate.

[rupert]

The war galleon is better for money and cargo. The war frigate is better for killing bigger ships. The war galleon is easier to hit because it is larger. What I like about the war frigate tha you don't have in a war galleon is the cannons in the front so if you have a crew they can shoot at the ship infront of them, and what ship you are going for.

[Dr. Zeppers]

The War Galleon IMO in the long run does better than the War Frigate.

The firepower/broadside differences between these too are not that major. Don't make a difference in the long run.

The amount of cargo can however make a difference when having to keep re-launching.

Also a War Galleon is better for questing, as you can pick up MORE of your quest items before having to port. Pirates go sailing, not short fishing trips (those are for fishermen!)


IMO the only reasons for a War Frigate often gets voted on is to help out those that have problems with sailing and need the extra firepower/strength to survive.
That and to accomodate large crews... I dont see any other real advantages to a salty sailor.


Edit: War Frigate is probably better for SvS simply for the crew/armament/hull factors a little can go a long way in SvS.

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

Edit: War Frigate is probably better for SvS simply for the crew/armament/hull factors a little can go a long way in SvS.

The only significant difference between them in SvS is the "hit box" - the area you have to aim at to hit. For a war galleon, since it is much larger than any barn, you simply have to fire a cannon in any direction, to hit it. In SvS, that is a liability. :-)

[Sam Stormeagle]

Well War gally if you want to get money fast but it is not a noob ship if you stay broadside you will sink you have to know how to sail it. I have heard people say War gally is faster there crazy it says on game it the slowest ship. it dosent matter how many sails.

War frighte if you svs and just go like to have fun. front cannons better protection.

[akamystic]

Originally Posted by Sam Stormeagle

Well War gally if you want to get money fast but it is not a noob ship if you stay broadside you will sink you have to know how to sail it. I have heard people say War gally is faster there crazy it says on game it the slowest ship. it dosent matter how many sails.

War frighte if you svs and just go like to have fun. front cannons better protection.

I would start with the War Galleon for plundering (holds the most)...however it does not have the hull strength of the War Frigate nor does it have front cannons. The rear top cannons on the War Galleon can fire almost completely forward, it's just harder to see your target. Get a nice size crew and stay far away from enemy ships when blastin' em.

My purchases for my last 3 pirates have been War Galleon first, then War Frigate and last but far from least the War Sloop (great for speed and SVS and fun to sail).


Robert Darkskull
Pistols N Bladez

[Jack_Jack_Sparrow]

Depends, War frigates are good for a person who likes big crews because of all the canons it has on it, but war galleons are good for a person who likes to sail alone because of its strong armor and more broadsides. War sloops are my favorite because they are so fast, small, an manuverable that I can escape enemy fire easily.

[AdmiralSavvy]

I prefer War Frigate for: Helping people with quests, SvS (Privateer), helping people lvl up, and ranking on the leaderboards.

War Galleon for: Plundering, helping people plunder. (lol)

[icemage]

Whnever I do crew searching its always galleon..

[77sfan]

I don't care what anyone says, I prefer my war sloop over all of em.

[Mr.LoveLocket]

i use WF for sailing only bc hull is better/ but i love WG

[Dr. Zeppers]

Lol

If the reason isnt because your a SvS fan, then the only reason anyone would want a War Frigate is because its strength/firepower (which a good sailor doesnt require outside of SvS). Everyone REALLY wants the more hull/firepower and uses other reasons that dont really hold up against the other choices as a means of justifying thier decision. The cargo a War Galleon carries in my opinion is by far a better advantage. The difference between 400-500 gold and 800-900 gold hauls. I own both, and drive the War Galleon. Matter of fact, on one pirate I have 2 War Galleons, and 1 War Frigate.

"Captain, our War Frigate is full we need to head to port! Too bad too, theres a Death Omen on the horizon."

"Nay crewpirate, weve got a War Galleon now, and have some extra cargo space fer what that Death Omen may be a haulin fer Jolly Roger lets go sink her and find out.. .arrrrr"


To each his own though. Plunder ends up being the primary use of a ship (other than SvS) and your shorting yourself a few hundred gold a trip easily with a War Frigate.

[Dan_OB]

Originally Posted by OFxZeppers

Lol

If the reason isnt because your a SvS fan, then the only reason anyone would want a War Frigate is because its strength/firepower (which a good sailor doesnt require outside of SvS). Everyone REALLY wants the more hull/firepower and uses other reasons that dont really hold up against the other choices as a means of justifying thier decision ...

I can think of at least one exception to this, me. I prefer the Frigate over the galleon because the frigate is faster and more maneuverable. Just as I prefer a sloop over both the frigate and the galleon for the same reasons. If I see my prey off in the distance I will catch it in a sloop, I'll probably catch it in a frigate, maybe I'll tag it with some lightening and get it to come to me in a galleon but catch it in a galleon? Only if it's coming my way anyway .

"Captain, our War Frigate is full we need to head to port! Too bad too, theres a Death Omen on the horizon."

"Nay crewpirate, weve got a War Galleon now, and have some extra cargo space fer what that Death Omen may be a haulin fer Jolly Roger lets go sink her and find out.. .arrrrr"

Of course you know according to the strict rules of Murphy's law you will not see that Death Omen until your hull is full regardless of your cargo capacity.

To each his own though. Plunder ends up being the primary use of a ship (other than SvS) and your shorting yourself a few hundred gold a trip easily with a War Frigate.

Fun and adventure is the primary use of a ship, gold is just a way of keeping score. Okay, transportation goes in there somewhere too.

[Andrew]

It depends what youre sailing for..
If youre sailing for rep, and to destroy war ships, its the war Frigate
if youre sailing for $$ and cargo, its the war galleon

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by pirateguy_14

It depends what youre sailing for..
If youre sailing for rep, and to destroy war ships, its the war Frigate
if youre sailing for $$ and cargo, its the war galleon

That is flatly incorrect. The war galleon has more broadsides and a better hull, to take down many more targets faster and safer than you can in a war frigate. Their only drawback is that in SvS, their "hit box" is larger than Cuba.

If you want more sailing rep, use the war galleon. If you want more cannon rep, use the war galleon. If you want more exotic targets, use the war galleon. If you want more plunder while doing any of those things, use the war galleon.

If you want to show off saying you own the most expensive boat in the game, use the war frigate. But do confess that the war galleon is WHY you were able to afford it. :-)