edinburgh

[Dr_Venture]

So, I'm hearing from people that this is the turd of the British cruiser line...40k away from unlocking it (having a total blast in the Fiji FYI). So are people right that this is a meh boat? Or can I basically use it as an uptierred Fiji with the smoke shenanigans and whatnot?

[Breeze200]

Or can I basically use it as an uptierred Fiji with the smoke shenanigans and whatnot?

 

This. Not a turd, imho. Decide for yourself.

[WhatIsTheOdds]

They are wrong. All of the British CL line is good, Fiji and Edinburgh are both incredibly powerful. Edinburgh is an upgrade to Fiji. 10km torpedoes and super heal. It does well even against tier 10 ships.

[CapnCappy]

If by "turd", you mean it's only a slight upgrade from Fiji, then yes. However the Fiji can hang with T9s with no problem. The Edinburgh can easily hang with T10s.

By the way, if you're struggling with Fiji, things only get harder the higher you go... mostly do to radar.

[Dr_Venture]

10k torps......

 

sold

[Dr_Venture]

The Fiji can be very very effective if you don't play like a moron...use the smoke right and you're set. 

[QuantumEntropy]

Loved edin, but people have different opinions

Edin is a better Fiji but to compensate you get bottom tier mostly, still it does fine if you dont rush in

[RivertheRoyal]

I've heard good things about her. And really, if you're looking for the turd of the British line, look no further than the Emerald. 

[Landing_Skipper]

I struggled to like the Brit cruisers before Leander.  She's a decent ship, and Fiji is great for Tier 7. 

Edinburgh isn't a bad ship.  It's just not as powerful for Tier 8 as Fiji is for Tier 7.  Don't stop at Fiji though!  Neptune is a big improvement over Edinburgh and Minotaur is, well, effective to say the least.

There are 3 keys to success with these ships.  Always have an exit strategy planned for when your smoke runs out.  Make sure you have a spotter or better yet 2 before you use smoke.  And third, try to have at least 2 potential targets before you pop smoke.

2 minutes ago, RivertheRoyal said:

I've heard good things about her. And really, if you're looking for the turd of the British line, look no further than the Emerald. 

^ so true!

[Captn_TidePod]

I like the Edin - but as others have said, you can't rush in, and like all cruisers have to watch broadsides.  With premium smoke though, you can sit out a bit and pummel fire into just about anything and 10k torps are a huge improvement in my opinion.

[WanderingGhost]

Well, lets put it this way - Belfast is the same ship moved down a tier with some changes.

Edi trades radar and smoke, for smoke and a heal up to 40% of health.

Edi gets 10 km torps instead of HE rounds

Edi gets extra 102 mm guns, which aid it's long range AA and it's additional 20 mm guns give it overall more AA DPS against planes

And Edi gets a few hundred more HP when upgraded.

 

So given Belfast is considered OP by most, I'd wager that Edi is at the very least good, and likely the only ones saying it's bad are the fools that have played Leander and Fiji mostly against lower tiers where they can sit still in smoke and fire away unimpeded or threatened, as opposed to higher tiers where most of us are on to their game, and can trace that fire back to citadel them to oblivion in a salvo especially with the small screen most put down. CAn't tell you how many Dev strikes I've farmed off Edi's and really any UK cruiser just sitting in a little cloud in rapid fire mode. Best is still the one I hammered with DB's after he repaired a turret.

[Sovereigndawg]

I thought she was pretty crappy but got better with her toward the end of the grind to Neptune, which I like a lot. I can't wait to get the Minotaur though.

[Jiggiwatt]

As others have said, she's a slight upgrade from the Fiji. The problem I've found is that she is more often than not in tier X battles where playing aggressively is a less viable, more brutally punished tactic.

[Battlecruiser_Siegfried]

It's a Fiji with worse tiering.

[Cobraclutch]

 Its a great ship, dont listen to the haters. 

The only thing holding it back is the slow train rates on turrets. 

 

Outside of that its quite a great boat that holds up extremely well againts being uptiered. Play it like a CL with a full concealment build. Help out your tin cans on caps. 

 

Source 

 

[jason199506]

its a fiji with worst MM.....the improved heal didnt really matter for me as i either take 0 dmg or multiple citadels at a time

[Cobraclutch]

5 minutes ago, jason199506 said:

its a fiji with worst MM.....the improved heal didnt really matter for me as i either take 0 dmg or multiple citadels at a time

I think the fact that you can get the Edinburgh down to almost 9km detection rating, were as the fiji cant break 10. Is a pretty big deal.. 

 

Or having 2km extra range on torpedoes. you can stealth torp with Edinburgh, not with Fiji. 

 

If you were good with Fiji, you should be even better with Edinburgh. 

 

It has differences compared to Fiji. And the super heal is a big deal. I take a massive amount of damage in Edinburgh I have gotten multiple Dreadnoughts with her. 

 

I enjoyed her so much il be keeping it. 

 

 

[Veasel]

Edin is a great boat, and the first to get the super heal.  

I found her excellent concealment really useful getting into favorable positions.  It's something you miss when moving on to the Neptune, though then do get a 8 torps per side and high ROF to make up for it.

She's on my list of ships to buy back right after the Amagi.

[Dr_Venture]

Okay so:

 

Super heal

10km torps

Can get down to 9km detection

 

Okay, i think I can score this. 

[Ajax_the_Great1]

I like to play aggressive so I like it.

[Garrcia]

While a decent ship the ability to consistently perform well (which I do not in it) is dependent on being able to conform to both the T6-T8 meta when top tier (an improved Fiji) and being able to conform to the T8-T10 meta when bottom tier (15ish km max range, not so good armour). Personally I have a hard time with this ship in the T8-T10 realm, though of course YMMV.

[Taichunger]

8 hours ago, NeoRussia said:

They are wrong. All of the British CL line is good, Fiji and Edinburgh are both incredibly powerful. Edinburgh is an upgrade to Fiji. 10km torpedoes and super heal. It does well even against tier 10 ships.

 

This. I liked Edinburgh much better than Neptune. It doesn't have much armor, but it has enough that if necessary you can bully ships off a cap and carry. The torps are fantastic.

 

Lots of people don't like it but I really enjoyed it and will likely buy it back at some point.

 

[Show_Me_Your_Cits]

The Edinblap is a good ship. Squish like the rest of the line but you get the hilarious cartoon heal and 10km torps (if only 6 of them). 

[grumpymunky]

Hate for the Edinburgh most likely comes from people who thought they could use it to bully the lower-tiered Fiji, and then lost. In a gunfight, they're pretty evenly matched, and the better player with the better position will win.

It doesn't feel like much of an upgrade at first, until you recover nearly half your health with a single repair party. Other things going for it are the concealment, torpedoes and a nice big AA bubble that won't clear any skies, but will consistently knock out a few planes when they venture too close.

[Camo68]

If you like the Leander & Fiji you will enjoy Edinburgh. 

The only downside is like all tier 8 cruisers you are bottom tier a lot. It still holds it's own at bottom tier and is a beast as top tier.