British Cruisers, are they worth it?

[DaBung]

I am wondering if the British cruisers are worth the grind, not enjoying the low tier ones so far (Emerald & Hawkins)… but I had this with the UK DDs and only for the lightning too become one of my favourite ships. Do they get better & how so if they do? I am talking both heavy and light lines. 

[Karasu_Browarszky]

Only done the mid tiers. Fiji is (or at least was) good enough to make it worth it, if you like cruisers with AP only.

[RabidFool]

Minotaur's the only good one, yet made of paper and just hide behind islands :(

[BruceRKF]

@DaBungThe light cruisers are a lot of fun, the heavy ones not so much (not really weak, but a bit boring). Emerald and Hawkins are both on the weaker side in their respective lines, so grinding through them can indeed be a bit bothersome. At tier 6 it gets better for both lines. Leander is great, Devonshire is alright. At tier 7 you have one of the best tech tree ships in the game in the CL line (Fiji), the CA (Surrey) is again alright. Both lines have a "downgrade" at tier 8. Edinburgh is "merely" good instead of awsome like Fiji, but still way better that the CA Albermarle, which consists of citadel and not much else. At tier 9 both lines have decent ships. Neptune is not as bad as many people make her out to be and Drake is pretty strong and even a bit interesting. At tier 10, I only have Minotaur (which is fun and strong), but not Goliath, since I can't be bothered with her. If you only have time and credits for one line, go CL. If possible, grinding both slowly in parallel is even better, until you make your mind up. My opinion to this topic.

[NobleRipper]

The light cruisers: absolutely worth it, especially for Ops (Leander and Fiji); heal and smoke is a great combo (option of radar later on) and personally I like the simplicity of only having RN (S)AP, it's really powerful when you learn how to land it in the right places.

 

The heavies: I really love Devonshire, I'd take her against any other T6 heavy (to be fair I'd say the same about a few of the other T6 heavies as well), would even say she has a certain resemblance in how she plays to the Graf Spee if that's your thing especially now the latter has gone to the gulag; I also have London, but for me she somewhat falls between the two stools of her light and heavy tier-mates without being as good as either; not sure about the rest of the line as they don't really interest me.

[Karasu_Browarszky]

1 minute ago, NobleSauvage said:

The light cruisers: absolutely worth it, especially for Ops (Leander and Fiji); heal and smoke is a great combo (option of radar later on) and personally I like the simplicity of only having RN (S)AP, it's really powerful when you learn how to land it in the right places.

 

The heavies: I really love Devonshire, I'd take her against any other T6 heavy (to be fair I'd say the same about a few of the other T6 heavies as well), would even say she has a certain resemblance in how she plays to the Graf Spee if that's your thing especially now the latter has gone to the gulag; I also have London, but for me she somewhat falls between the two stools of her light and heavy tier-mates without being as good as either; not sure about the rest of the line as they don't really interest me.

 

Not sure if comparison to Graf Spee is really a recommendation in this game....

[NobleRipper]

Just now, Karasu_Hidesuke said:

 

Not sure if comparison to Graf Spee is really a recommendation in this game....

But she's popular and combat-efficient, WeeGee said so!

[Nibenay78]

37 minutes ago, DaBung said:

I am wondering if the British cruisers are worth the grind, not enjoying the low tier ones so far (Emerald & Hawkins)… but I had this with the UK DDs and only for the lightning too become one of my favourite ships. Do they get better & how so if they do? I am talking both heavy and light lines. 

Minotaur is probably one of the most fun ships.

22 minutes ago, RabidFool said:

Minotaur's the only good one, yet made of paper and just hide behind islands :(

Just because you do that doesnt mean its the only possibility. But no armor aldo requires a bit care. Yet I frequently end up bow tanking (or "dying more slowly" as i call it) with great success.

[Bindolaf_Werebane]

I am a pretty average player and Leander and Fiji (and Edinburgh) make me almost look good - and they are fun. Devonshire was .. ok and can I say this without being insane? I like Surrey! Madness, I tell you.

[BruceRKF]

5 minutes ago, Bindolaf_Werebane said:

and can I say this without being insane? I like Surrey! Madness, I tell you.

It is madness, but there is still no shame in it. Sometimes there are ships that are supposed to be bad or boring, but you just like them or click with them anyway. For me it's Gaede, Yorck, Colorado or Ibuki for example.

[DirtyHeddy]

I love Fiji ! One of my favourite ships ...

Leander and Emerald are - depending on matchmaking and situations - quite good and fun to play, and I play them from time to time

Devonshire looks great, simply one of the most attractive ships in the game (imho), and quite good when not uptiered too much.

London is technically similar to Devonshire, but it misses something to be similar effective. Also only IMHO

British low tiers up to Danae are not interesting.

Edinburgh and the other high tier light Cruisers do not please me, also the "Heavys" above T7.

 

[gabberworld]

1 hour ago, RabidFool said:

Minotaur's the only good one, yet made of paper and just hide behind islands :(

Minotaur's can be good but he have bad armor, its kind off easy kill that if not careful

[ollonborre]

1 hour ago, RabidFool said:

Minotaur's the only good one, yet made of paper and just hide behind islands :(

Not true, from Leander and upwards they are good and quite fun, and on tier 8+ superheal and radar can lead to some hilarious gameplay.

 

The light cruiser line is my recommendation if you have to pick one. The heavy line is just a bit boring for my liking.

[lameoll]

The T6/78 and 10 are strong cruisers.

the T9 is not that bad as well but it feels odd in between the others.

 

That said they are High risk High reward cruisers.

And they require a lot of map awareness to make work.

so not the cruiser line if u have not mastered the basics yet.

as u will get dev struck a lot probably.

 

But they are fun to play if u do master them :p

 

AH this is the light cruisers btw :P 

have not played the heavy ones really but they are basicly squishy HE kite ships with a zombie heal.

 

at least at high tiers

[Lord0]

Got up to Mino in the CL line. Never play it. However I play Leander and Edinburgh a bit (I use Leander mostly in ops) 

 

In the CA line I'm only up to Surrey so can't really say. I do know that Goliath is oft used in CW to counter the Petro/Stalin spam (tho this has probably changed with the banned ships) 

 

For me, for fun I'd choose the light line (tho it's considered one of the harder lines to master; which I haven't done) 

[Mad_Dog_Dante]

Ive regrinded uk light cruiser line several times because most ships in that line are just so much fun. The heavy line im at drake. I like them for odd reasons. They are clunky, but half decent when given a chance. Bit stand offisch but ive also went head to head cqc with battleships with drake and came out alive and victorious. Not as fun as the cl line but the ca line can pack a mean punch.

 

So, totally worth it if you aint scared of being fragile.

[DaBung]

Thanks. Sounds like the light line is generally a bit better, though hard to succeed in. I generally suck with cruisers so will probably be giving a lot of damage away 😆

[triumphgt6]

British Cruisers, are they worth it?

Is the Pope Catholic?

Get past Emerald and they shine. Fiji is one of the best ships in her tier in the game. Regularly get uptiered though but she can hold her own at Tier 9 - I always fancy my chances against the Neptune as the citadel is much lower. Edinburgh is good and the superheal  good but the Fiji is more fun. 

[Miscommunication_dept]

Fiji was one of the strongest tier7 cruisers but WG have made some changes since I played it.

 

Minotaur is very strong but not exactly easy to play.

[LowSpeedHighDrag]

1 hour ago, ollonborre said:

The light cruiser line is my recommendation if you have to pick one. The heavy line is just a bit boring for my liking.

100% agreed, and a good suggestion.  Unless OP likes the hinden/zao/Crapshino playstyle but with limited range with CA (Heavy Cruisers).

 

I find Minotaur more challenging as she can be out of the game if you're not aware 100% of the time, in comparison to a Daring. 

 

 

[OldPappy]

2 hours ago, Nibenay78 said:

Yet I frequently end up bow tanking (or "dying more slowly" as i call it) with great success.

People get the surprise of their life when you manage to bowtank several salvos in Mino. 😀

[OldPappy]

Fiji is one of the best tech tree t7 ships. Quick, powerful and an array of gadgets. Paperthin armor around a huuuuge citadel though. 
Edin requires focus and a fair bit of skill and is unforgiving if you loose concentration for a second or two. But she is a dangerous foe. 
Neptune is the weakest link but can be brutal in thight spaced brawls which can surprise a lot of people. Played as second line support ship as she dissappears if a bb sneezes in her direction.  One of the best coop cruisers. 
Mino is a legend!!😀

[lovelacebeer]

I love the light cruiser line less so the heavy line, whilst both lines are pretty fragile and great for learning the importance of positioning and concealment. I just found the light line more enjoyable especially as you can really wreck DDs when supporting your own. I found the heavy line much more boring as your yet another HE spamming line. 

[Bear__Necessities]

Yes. High skill high reward however. That applies to both lines. 

[totally_potato]

3 hours ago, DaBung said:

I am wondering if the British cruisers are worth the grind, not enjoying the low tier ones so far (Emerald & Hawkins)… but I had this with the UK DDs and only for the lightning too become one of my favourite ships. Do they get better & how so if they do? I am talking both heavy and light lines. 

The CLs are worth it, but you have to be cautious in them. They aren't cruisers for the braindead

The CAs, maybe, if high damage salvos are your thing