Thank you for the in-depth explanation for the tactic, "kiting," as well as providing some excellent examples by using the tier 7 cruiser Helena. Keep up the good work!
Nice game, and kill stealing killing kraken on some of those ships. Kiting is a great basic that all cruisers and DDs need to master and definitely make the game easier. The speed alteration is a key message that not everyone uses, and perhaps its why i generally take the propulsion module on most cruisers because of that. You need to slow down, then accelerate on a dime at times.
Good stuff! Kiting and proper angling (or is it angeling?) are two very important things most average and below average players do wrong. If people learn how to do both correctly their stats immediately start to reflect this.
You also should tell people about the distance that you are maintaining and its relation to the concealment of your ship. ie keeping the possibility of stop firing and going dark when taking too much damage. Ideally, Cruisers must be able to change from kitting to flanking. Another probably useful thing, specially for new players, is to be able to understand when they are being kitted. Inexperienced captains tunnel vision and are easily distracted to move out of the main action or in a position that gives broadsides to the rest of the team.
Thanks for that. I didn't want to overload people too much with the nuances of concealment because it works in tandom well with micromaneuvering but I appreciate the comment
