What's the best imperial battlship?

[Yarrick]

I gather there's an emperor class and a retribution class available (might be wrong) and that emperor is a carrier and retribution is a proper slugger. But which one after this patch is more effective?

[Kouchamaru]

As a Chaos player I prefer Emperor...

Fighters means a near completely torpedo proof....

[Tiggy]

I like the retribution, but there are so many battlecruisers and even cruisers that will manage to do its job, meanwhile the emperor fills roles that feel somewhat lacking on imperial arsenal, its extra sensory is also really great with habilities that the range is determinated by your sensors, like micro warp jump

[Ninjafroggie]

There is no one is better than the other. How you outfit the ship with upgrades, crew skills, favors, and how you use it in combat (playstyle), are all more imporant factors in your battleship performing well in combat than which class you chose.

[Saavedra]

As Ninjafroggie points out, it is all in how you outfit your ship and make it fit with the rest of your fleet.

[Husbando]

MINE

[Off-Suit Nines]

The best Battleship is running something other than a Battleship. Battlecruisers and Cruisers invariably bring better stats for their point cost and don't suffer from turnlikeawhale-itis. Being able to position your ships properly for broadsides is significantly more important than a slight bump to durability and firepower.

Don't get me wrong, Battleships aren't useless, they're just worse than the alternative. A regular cruiser can out-DPS a battleship by using rapid maneuvers to switch sides and get off a double broadside in the same time a battleship only gets off one.

[PK_Thunder]

I honestly don't use either of them.

[The Jedi]

The one with Nova Cannons :P spam spam! tee hee

[Logliu]

The Emperor has matching macro dps with better arcs compared to the Retribution. The Retribution has 3 lances (and to be buffed torps/speed), but the Emperor has 4 Launch Bays and much better sensor range.

Right this moment? Emperor is better. After the next patch it may change.

[Gumonchoji]

Where is the sensor range buff?

But your fleet makes it or breaks it. But in general the BS are not very good. I like the Macro ones as I am macro heavy and the range is nice. But my other ships are torp macro boats as well. My advice in this game is pick specific weapon systems and go heavy with them. So pick nova or topr. macro or fighter. The lances are a nice adition but stink for imps.