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Pirate Piece of the Day

HMS Victoria
 

 

Piece Ratings: 3.75

Ratings are based on a 1 to 5 scale 1 being the worst.
3 ... average. 5 is the highest rating.


Date Reviewed - 5.17.07

 
Cadet-Captain Mike Name: HMS Victoria
Card: OE #045 (Rare)
Points: 14
Faction: England

Masts: 5 (rating: 5 / 5)
Cargo: 4 (rating: 3 / 5)
Moves: L (rating: 2 / 5)
Guns : 3L,2L,2L,2L,3L (rating: 4 / 5)
Hit %: 301 (S), 301 (L)
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against Pirate ships.

Usually, a five-masted ship counts as a faction's bug gunship in each new release. As we'll see tomorrow, that isn't the case with the English in Ocean's Edge. But HMS Victoria is a pretty good gunship in her own right. (Queen Victoria wasn't born until 1819, and it wasn't known that she would be Queen for another eleven years, so after whom was this pirate-era ship named?)

Speed and cargo are typical for a 5-master. Her cannons are quite good, unless the enemy uses a ship that cannot be hit by L cannons, and they're crushing against Pirates. Her point cost is surprisingly low for an English battleship, which means you have more points free to load her up with good crew. I'd recommend Hermione Gold or The Gentleman (in place of a Captain), Admiral Morgan (possible second action), and a Helmsman.

The English know how to build their fighting ships, and this is a good example of the breed. I give her slightly above-average marks.

Total rating: 3.5 / 5
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Sumpbeast HMS Victoria

The HMS Victoria is a nice ship. It is quite obvious she is a fighter and specialized against pirates. For

14 points you get 5 masts, good range (three 2L cannons and two 3L cannons), and 4 cargo spots. She only has a move of L, but that can be remedied, leaving room for three more crew members. A named captain would be excellent. Broadside attack may be wasted on this ship (only a 50% chance to hit). I would consider adding The Gentleman and Myngs for a duplicate action. Likely you can save the two points between Admiral Morgan and Myngs since this ship is likely to take only shoot and move actions (and you can shoot on the move). As a final crew member I might consider taking a generic Musketeer. The extra 3S shot might be useful against ships that cannot be shot by L range cannons which are all of the cannons on HMS Victoria. As much as possible you want this ship moving and shooting at range, thereby wasting your enemies S range cannons. Avoid being pinned as much as possible. HMS Victoria is not the greatest gunship out there but I would use her in my fleets. She gets 3.5/5.

-- Sumpbeast

BAILEY
HMS Victoria
Masts: 5
Cargo: 4
Move: L
Cannons: L3, L2, L2, L2, L3
Points: 14
Ability: This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against Pirate ships.
 
     The only reason i wouldn't like this ship is because my favorite nation is the Pirates, and this ship is pretty much a pirate hunter. She has good cannons, and a low point cost. Her cargo is only average, and her move is below average. But that can be helped with a helmsman, so its only problem is the low cargo.
     The English ships don't seem to have many treasure haulers, do they? This is not one of them. This ship is a deadly weapon by itself, and when crewed with a captain and a helmsman (and maybe a world-hater too) Its a demon on the seas. Its ability really only helps if you're playing against pirates, but since most of the ships in the game are from the pirate nation, I don't think you'll have a problem.
     Well, what can I say? The English have put together another big bruiser that is infinitely better than their first one we reviewed (Lusca). But her ability isn't the greatest and too many of her stats are only average, so I can only go so far as to give her a 3.5/5.
Vladsimpaler HMS Victoria, 14 points

English

Masts: 5

Cargo: 4

Speed: L

Cannons: 3L 2L 2L 2L 3L

Ability:This ship gets +1 to her cannon rolls against Pirate ships.

Flavor Text:Known as the "right hand of the Queen," HMS Victoria is systematically hunting down the last pirates who oppose English trade.

Now we're getting into why the English got it so good in Ocean's Edge.

HMS Victoria is probably one of the best Pirate exterminators out there, and when you're going against a pure Pirate fleet, I wouldn't doubt that they'd be scared of this ship. Of course, there's the new USS Constitution that this ship needs to be put alongside against, but since the English have superior named crew, the Victoria wins out in the end. Heck, even if you aren't fighting against a whole bunch of Pirates, HMS Victoria is a cheap 5 master, and can do her job well.

However, the only problem that is present in this ship is the fact that it has all L range cannons. Ouch. Some S range cannons wouldn't have hurt, and your Victoria will have some problems against those Pirates that are gifted with the ability of being immune to L range cannons. Luckily for this ship, though, those ships are normally 1 masts, so a ram will do them in quite well. Having 4 cargo isn't that big of a deal, because this ship probably won't be your main ship anyway.

Out of 5, HMS Victoria gets a 4.5/5. It's an awesome ship.

Next time: The English doom ship!


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