Best boat for mortars?

I usually run a shooter but have lately been running mostly mortars so I’m wondering if an enforcer or defender would be better for this.

 

Lately I’ve been running into the same issue of not having the staying power or speed to avoid being targeted. Especially if an enemy speeder comes at me like a mosquito, circling me faster than my turret can keep up with. I already use both accessory slots for bandages to increase staying power.

 

I like getting 126 healed every 5 seconds. But you make a good point. I used to use a turbo but dropped it in favor of the second bandage. I felt like with the extra speed I was getting out in front of the team which isn’t where I want to be with a mortar heavy load out. But I think I’ll go back to the turbo for a bit and see what that does for avoidance. Thanks for the info. And yeah, I’ve spent a fair amount of real money on it so it’s not like I’ve actually earned all that legendary stuff.

 

Nice gear but.... uh.... you have no direct damage weapons. What saves me from speeders are things like the standard cannon and the sniper cannon. Both are a very nasty surprise for enterprising little speeders. Consider the view from the speeder's perspective (or mine -- a brawler shooter). When I see a boat like yours I'm drooling because I know that all I need to do is get up close and you are nearly defenseless. When I used to load a standard cannon, aggressive speeders were getting popped every 3 seconds the moment they were anywhere even remotely close (love those range perks in the standard cannon). I know there are lots of ways to play the game but your choice of mortars to counter speeders doesn't make sense to me.

I'm a M4 shooter with F2P gear (Rare 25 type stuff). If I was able to close with you ("snuggle up" as I like to say) you would have zero chance of surviving. How much worse if I was a speeder and guaranteed able to close the range? Big bruiser mark 5's with all epic 40 stuff die just as easily for the same reason. They can't hit me with any of their awesomely powerful weapons at close range.

Almost all of the mortar boats I see mount at least one cannon although in my opinion they invariable choose the wrong one. I think the right one is the standard cannon. Your mortars are already providing a strong middle and long distance throw weight. You need something that can seriously dish out the damage at close range. That's what the standard cannon is all about.

PS: It doesn't matter what boat the unfriend is in. If I can hit him and he cannot hit me then I'm going to win. I love mortar boats in all their varieties (OK, never ran into a speeder mortar but I'd be cool with that too I think).

PPS: I am very serious when I say "Enjoy your purchased gear and thanks for letting me play for free." Skill still matters and honestly, getting waffle-stomped a few times for a free play experience isn't all that awful.

 

You need to run a turbo on any boat as high as possible, my speeder is at Max. Without it you're a sitting duck for mortars. Once I hit a ship with a mortar i know they're slow and target them, usually defenders running an underpowered turbo but shooters as well.

Also build up a big shield for when you hit mk5, big shield will give you more hit points. Bandage is better for speeder, fixer and enforcer, as they can use yellow items to speed away and heal, while shooter and defender are the frontline and need more hit points