Naval Impressions - Patch 59549

I am wondering what everyone's impression is of the recent changes to naval.

Personally, I believe that all ships are now WAY to slow. It had made them a complete non issue on any decent sized map. I had units across the solar system before I could get a navy across the ocean, that's just sad.

I have always been a fan of using naval units on heavy water worlds as if you control the lake you control all the land around it. Similar with oceans. Well, I tried that after the update, and it was a no go. The ships just could not get anywhere in time. By the time they got there my opponent had T2 defenses that killed all my T1 ships.

So really, what are your impressions of the current state of naval combat? Was it completely nerfed or do you like it as is, and why?

To be honest, I thought naval was kind of slow in the last patch, I haven't played this one yet, but if it's really as bad as everyone's making it sound, Jesus.
It's a shame because I really liked naval, it was a great way to raid those pesky middle of the ocean bases.

Yea navy is crazy slow, I just finished a game where I had an army of ships slowly going towards an enemy base. But the game ended before the navy could even arrive, I had them en-route to the enemy's base for around what I would say was 11 minutes. Also by the time the game ended they were about three quarters of the way there. So yea I feel the navy is way too slow and really can only be useful as defense for now.

I do think ships should be slow.

But not as slow as they are now.

Yea like I'm good with ships being slow, after all they're slow in real life so its fine. But exactly as you said, as they are now it's way too slow.

All aboard the "too slow" bandwagon!

That said, I did manage to inflict damage on an enemy in a timely fashion with a fleet that had a Battleship and a Missile Cruiser.

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Come to think of it, I actually originally sent that fleet at one player, who DIED before the fleet got there. I sent the fleet after someone else at that point...

What was wrong with the speed of ships before this patch? They seemed slow but the speed seemed right. Now they are utterly useless

Would definitely agree. Much too slow.

I agree, ships are too slow. A single catapulte can wipe out your ships, because the ships can get in range. I have also noticed that why don't attack everything in their line of sight, very strange. Did the their range decrease?