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| Nation: | Great Britain, France, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession: | Privateer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Any type of vessel could become a privateering vessel. The largest were of the same size and power as small frigates. Some were built as warships: an old or unwanted warship might be sold off to a privateer, with which a privateer could be commissioned into regular service.
Deed
The Discovery Privateer Frigate is a refit of the Raa Frigate.
The deed can be obtained by exchanging a Refit: Privateer 'Raa' Frigate writ along with a Raa Frigate deed at your national capital.
Strategy and Use
The Discovery fits into the category that players often describe as "shotgun" ships. Its fast reload, high damage and relatively poor range mean that players will typically sail directly at the enemy and unload their maximum payload at close range. A discovery outfitted for armor, reload and damage tends to serve well for this role.
It is arguable whether the Discovery is superior to the 'Raa' Mastercraft Frigate, a trade-off is made in terms of reload time for increased speed and armor. Nonetheless it is an excellent ship for experience grinding, and often considered one of the best ships for privateers to captain up to level 50.
For the same reason why the Discovery is a phenomenal PvE ship, it performs poorly in PvP. It is out-classed and out-ranged by more maneuverable and faster ships. The difficult refit and low durability make it an expensive and clumsy alternative to PvP-orientated ships. Use in PvP is generally discouraged.
Comparable Ships
'Stralsund' Mastercraft Frigate
Sources
- Wikipedia, Privateer, wikipedia:Privateering#Ships.