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* Very small blind spot due to good turret placement. | * Very small blind spot due to good turret placement. | ||
* Extremely high total damage output combined with high alpha damage makes this one of the most fearsome Dreadnought-class ships in the game, having the highest overall DPS of any ship in its class as well as the highest alpha damage. | * Extremely high total damage output combined with high alpha damage makes this one of the most fearsome Dreadnought-class ships in the game, having the highest overall DPS of any ship in its class as well as the highest alpha damage. | ||
* The turret armament, maneuverability, spinal armament, size, and health of this ship makes for an absolute monster of a dreadnought that has few counters to it, outside of most [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capitals]], top-tier PvP Dreadnoughts like the [[Cyber Leviathan]] or [[Aberrant]], and large swarms of small ships. | * The turret armament, maneuverability, spinal armament, size, and health of this ship makes for an absolute monster of a dreadnought that has few counters to it, outside of most [[:Category:Super Capital Ship|Super Capitals]], top-tier PvP Dreadnoughts like the [[Cyber Leviathan]] or [[Aberrant]], and large swarms of small ships or fighters. | ||
== Disadvantages == | == Disadvantages == | ||
* Needs good [[Spinals|Spinal]] aiming skills to prove effective. | * Needs good [[Spinals|Spinal]] aiming skills to prove effective. | ||
* Without spinals, the ship loses about half of its damage output | * Without spinals, the ship loses about half of its damage output (however, this applies to most ships with spinals) | ||
* Very expensive compared to other Dreadnoughts, requiring a large warehouse, several artifacts, and expensive quest items to build. | * Very expensive compared to other Dreadnoughts, requiring a large warehouse, several artifacts, and expensive quest items to build. | ||
*No effective way of dealing with small ships like frigates, destroyers, or fighters. | |||
[[File:KrakenQuestCosts.png|thumb|Listed costs for each of the quest items.]] | [[File:KrakenQuestCosts.png|thumb|Listed costs for each of the quest items.]] | ||
== Version History == | == Version History == | ||
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* The '''Kraken''' is decently maneuverable for a Dreadnought, but do not go against opponents who are smaller and faster than you. | * The '''Kraken''' is decently maneuverable for a Dreadnought, but do not go against opponents who are smaller and faster than you. | ||
* The '''Kraken'''<nowiki/>'s [[Spinals|Torpedoes]] have long range, longer than most [[Starbase]] [[Turrets]], which make it a great ship for far-range sieging. | * The '''Kraken'''<nowiki/>'s [[Spinals|Torpedoes]] have long range, longer than most [[Starbase]] [[Turrets]], which make it a great ship for far-range sieging. | ||
* | * Warp in and easily steal kills with your 500 damage [[Spinals|Medium Torpedoes]] and custom turrets, but take care when doing so. | ||
* If you get hulled, '''run''' as fast as you can. | * If you get hulled, '''run''' as fast as you can. | ||
* If you dive a big target, you can hit it with your [[Spinals|Torpedoes]] easily while it is docking. | * If you dive a big target, you can hit it with your [[Spinals|Torpedoes]] easily while it is docking. | ||
* Use the extremely high firepower to destroy other [[:Category:Capital Ship|Capital Ships]]. | * Use the extremely high firepower to destroy other [[:Category:Capital Ship|Capital Ships]]. | ||
* If you are able to, try to use this ship in a coordinated group of three of the same ship. This allows you to destroy most non-limited Super Capitals if they attempt to attack you alone, or defend your bases very well against [[Sieging|sieges]]. | * If you are able to, try to use this ship in a coordinated group of three of the same ship. This allows you to destroy most non-limited Super Capitals if they attempt to attack you alone, or defend your bases very well against [[Sieging|sieges]]. | ||
*If necessary, bring support ships with you to defend against small ships your heavy weapons cannot defend against. | |||
*Learn how far ahead of your targets you need to fire your torpedoes to hit them, and adjust based on their speed. Torpedoes do a lot of damage and aiming them properly can help you destroy ships much faster. | |||
*Know when to warp away from a fight. The Kraken is very expensive for a dreadnought, and isn’t worth losing. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Almost the same model as the [[Kodiak]]'s. | * Almost the same model as the [[Kodiak]]'s. | ||