24 [WHARF] TetraethylLead Beta Testers 134 posts 22,302 battles Report post #1 Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) So, I've asked this about battleships before, but If I'm training a USN cruiser and a USN destroyer commander for the end game, what tier 3 skills should I take? I'm leaning towards superintendent for the destroyer and vigilance for the cruiser. Edited July 9, 2015 by TetraethylLead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,322 [-K-] Special_Kay Beta Testers 5,660 posts 18,914 battles Report post #2 Posted July 9, 2015 Late in the CBT folks were advising not to get extra torpedo acquisition (at least in the context of battleships), because once you're better at the game you'll get more advance notice from reading cues than you will from the torpedoes actually becoming spotted. However, I consider myself to have good awareness and I still take Vigilance on my USN cruiser commander. I thoroughly enjoy hunting destroyers, so it suits me. However, High Alert is extremely useful on any ship with a decent survivability. If you're building towards tier nine or ten, cruisers gain the ability to repair at that tier and you'll definitely want access to more damage control party uses. That being said, common wisdom is to build two commanders for each line you play—one to leave in your favourite ship, and one to take to the top. You won't always be playing tier ten once you get there, so you'll want that additional commander for your non-top-tier ship in each line. Superintendent is probably going to be best in a destroyer, since a third smoke and engine boost go a long way, and you're not likely to survive anyways if you need to use damage control twice in the span of ninety seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,322 [-K-] Special_Kay Beta Testers 5,660 posts 18,914 battles Report post #3 Posted July 9, 2015 I will also add, since you simply mention USN in your thread title, that I recently started a poll for USN CV commander skills. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
24 [WHARF] TetraethylLead Beta Testers 134 posts 22,302 battles Report post #4 Posted July 9, 2015 However, High Alert is extremely useful on any ship with a decent survivability. If you're building towards tier nine or ten, cruisers gain the ability to repair at that tier and you'll definitely want access to more damage control party uses. So you're suggesting that for my top tier cruiser captain I should give him High Alert so I can quench fires or heal flooding? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,322 [-K-] Special_Kay Beta Testers 5,660 posts 18,914 battles Report post #5 Posted July 9, 2015 So you're suggesting that for my top tier cruiser captain I should give him High Alert so I can quench fires or heal flooding? Yes. Key word, suggesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
