Ships Alliance Crusader Combat Build Guide

TheRFSpark · Sep 18, 2018

Hey guys I made a video going over the new Alliance Crusader. It has gotten a lot of flak from recent reviews I've seen. Hopefully this video and my discussions of it clear some stuff up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlqbrINyY1o

I'm not saying this is the pvp ship in the game but it is a decent pvp starting ship at a cheap price and cheap rebuy amount. With this ship sporting a slf and extra crew slot it lets you flex a little more in battle. Hopefully other might come to like this ship like me. I was too worried this ship wasn't going to be good. If you follow my channel you'll see and future videos I haven't uploaded yet at its compatibles.

Hope you all enjoy the video and I look forward to discussing it on youtube and here!

Darksnow47 · Sep 19, 2018

Great video buddy. +Rep
It's interesting to see the different choices people make. But it seems you are a real pro with ship building.

4.5k hull is pretty crazy lol. Would it not be better for your build to add a second slot2 MRP to get over 84% protection? Just seems to be a little unbalanced.

I decided to get the slot6 hangar for thargoid hunting but understand your decision for normal combat.

Enjoy your Frags!

TheRFSpark · Sep 20, 2018

I did a lot of experimenting with this ship. I came to the conclusion that this set up is the best so far I risk not having a afmu but the extra hull is nice and I do wish they gave it 2x 6 class slots and not 1x 6 and 1x 5 slot. I really wanted it to be used at max capacity but 5c bi weaves are so bad on. I really hope it receives a buff. Hope you found the video interesting!

Darksnow47 · Sep 20, 2018

So far I don't havy any issues with the slot5 bi-waive. Reenforced with boosters I have 800mj with heavy duty only (vs. 1050 with slot6). Of course the increased recharge of the 6shield would be nice but the difference in strengh is too low for me to give up double the SLVs. Double slot 6 would be very unfair for the gunship imo.

TheRFSpark · Sep 20, 2018

I opted for the Biweaves to increase the recharge and keep the most shields I could. I'm not sure if just full shield with no Cell banks is the best. With PAs being the meta and MC eating shields fast its best to some shield up all the time than just for a brief moment. If you have vids or anything showing it works I'd love to see. I do too wanted the double slfs :/ Idk...

Darksnow47 · Sep 23, 2018

I was writing 5 bi-weave not 5a

Kyra Mystique · Nov 12, 2018

So...no Coriolis, rougey, or E

Shipyard builds? UGH.

vanBakey · Nov 12, 2018

Darksnow47 said:
So far I don't havy any issues with the slot5 bi-waive. Reenforced with boosters I have 800mj with heavy duty only (vs. 1050 with slot6). Of course the increased recharge of the 6shield would be nice but the difference in strengh is too low for me to give up double the SLVs. Double slot 6 would be very unfair for the gunship imo.

Or, perhaps buff both slightly/rebalance internals or tweak values. Imo the Gunship, a rank-locked ship has little purpose with the introduction of the Krait. Only thing really going for it is price point.. which is kind of moot these days and is a poor way to balance ships.. again imo.

As for the Crusader, I see little to no reason to use this ship either, given the competition.