Seriously, people think Buccaneers are trash. They are not. People pay so much attention to damage and never give thought to health.

For instance, people think privateer is the best class. I agree with it 90%. But the privateer has to waste their turn to heal. A buccaneer has high armor, as well as health, so what would be 100 damage could actually be 40, giving advantage to the buccaneer.

Also, people like swashbuckler because of the high damage.
However, most swashbucklers can die in 4 or 5 hits, if all those are super. A buccaneer can stand this and last over 20 rounds of hits before getting knocked out.

Basically, I'm not discriminating other classes, just showing ways in which Buccaneers are unique.
So next time you think about saying 'Buccaneers are weak', look at their bright sides.

KI gave a lot of thought to class balance, so there should not be one class more lowly than the others. That being said, I have a Buccaneer character, and I think she does quite well. Sure, she doesn't have as many flashy moves as my swashbuckler - but she doesn't get hit over the head quite so often either! She's lost very few battles. The character who is most likely to lose battles is my privateer (Charlotte is an excellent leader, but not such a great fighter), probably because I don't keep her in the back as much as I should. I enjoy all my characters (and the characters the rest of my family has) very much. They all have unique aspects, and are all very satisfying.

Virtuous Anne Radcliffe
Faithful Charlotte Richardson
Trustworthy Genevieve Devereaux

Spark of the land on Jun 10, 2013 wrote:

Seriously, people think Buccaneers are trash. They are not. People pay so much attention to damage and never give thought to health.

For instance, people think privateer is the best class. I agree with it 90%. But the privateer has to waste their turn to heal. A buccaneer has high armor, as well as health, so what would be 100 damage could actually be 40, giving advantage to the buccaneer.

Also, people like swashbuckler because of the high damage.
However, most swashbucklers can die in 4 or 5 hits, if all those are super. A buccaneer can stand this and last over 20 rounds of hits before getting knocked out.

Basically, I'm not discriminating other classes, just showing ways in which Buccaneers are unique.
So next time you think about saying 'Buccaneers are weak', look at their bright sides.

without talent and card giving gear in every slot bucks lack - if you get your card gear and such then they are good.

it feels like buccaneers are getting neglected. i mean swashbucklers can now stop healing and hide others. what about us? we need relentless. at least i want lucky talent for a defensive class. whats a tank who cant take a hit from gunfire or magic? give us more powers too. i have a sword identical to friar sands, yet it feels like im hitting them with a normal caveman club. give us power if were supposed to have BLADE STORM X2!

Highlander Fox of ... on Jun 13, 2013 wrote:

I feel quite sad for Buccaneers. They don't get much love at all! Musketeers don't get love either...

But seriously, it is an awesome class. Sometimes I'd like to grab one of those choppy weapons and smash it into those clockworks' heads.

Lol why do you think I trained my Privateer to level two smashy and has choppy also. Buccaneers rock

I had three pirates make it to level 50 before the expansion - a witchdoctor, a buccaneer, and a swashbuckler. My privateer and my musketeer have not advanced as far (both are c. 35th level). Of them all, the buccaneer has consistently seemed to me to be the weakest, although not by much. Personally he is fine - his armor and hit life points compensating for fewer fancy moves pretty well, I think. But he does not have nearly as many crew buffs as my other pirates, so his crew are not as effective. Often this just means he wins the fight, but with more out of action or battered crew. Since crew are easy to recover, it has not slowed his advance.

It may just be the luck of random draws, but I find FAR more equipment that gives buff abilities for the swashbuckler and other classes than I have ever found for the buccaneer.

Overall, given that there are five classes with fairly distinct play styles, I am impressed by how balanced they are. KI did a very good job there, I think.

-Indigo.

I'm a buccaneer! I thought we were great! I am shocked to find out this. I've got two strikes, some power ups, and "Rouse" "Sneak Attack" and "Walk in Shadows" using practice points. I'm about to learn "Turn the Tide"! We also get "Highland Charge" and "Reckless Frenzy"(cool!) too! So what's the problem?

Pretty Cheryl Walker, buccaneer
Lovable Natalie, privateer
Sneaky Brittany, witchdoctor

each class has their own benefits, find different things about each i like. but bucc is most fun to play

I agree, I' am a level 65 musketeer and I say that some buccaneers are actually very good. Just recently I got pummeled by a buccaneer and I couldn't lay any hard hits on him ( Blocking damage ). I'd say that its just people have bad strategies and don't know how to use their buccaneer correctly. Same thing goes with every other class. Privateers are actually a lot easier to handle if you just know how to work them. Though I have to admit, in groups they are pretty much invincible due to their wide variety of buffs that they have but if its a 1v1 I could take them out pretty quickly if done right with the right companions and strategy.