Does anyone ever use the Last Upgraded Ships

[Budwise]

I know the computer never techs that high so I am left wondering, does anyone ever go to the top of the ship foodchain? I haven't yet but playing as the Italians but I could see the advantage in using them. I just usually have too many ships at the time and need the florins/troop production for other things.

[lilljonas]

No. The naval battles are so much up to luck anyway that I have better things to build. Since I most often start in High, all sizeable enemy fleets are sunk when the new ships come in, anyway.

[Vladimir]

Naval battles are simple but not mostly luck. Command stars, ship speed and numerical advantage all play a large role.

[Ironside]

Occationaly.

The final ship is quite strong and is faster than the barques (? the slow ship for catholics). But they do take forever to get.

[BAD]

My games pretty much always last from Early to Late. I don't see the point of rushing, I like to see my empire grow steadily and stuff. . . or whatever. Yeah the game I got atm I havepretty much got in every sea square 1 Barque/Longboat, 2 Caravels and a Cog. Just waiting to get some Carracks. ^^

Not that I need anymore ships, but they are there!

[yesdachi]

I sometimes build them just because. By the time they are available I am usually unstoppable but for the glory of the empire I will crank out one or two.

[Roark]

I love using Carracks. They're like having a castle in the water... Good for homeland coastal defence when one is turtling.

I have seen the AI tech up to Booms, but no further.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

I usually have a province or two building ships constantly, and though I don't focus on teching them up I do try to get to the top eventually. I have made it there a couple of times and am very close to the top in my Danish campaign, I just need 2 more buildings and I think I am at about 50 percent of the map, so I should make it.