Why do people think the enforcer is so bad?

Enforcer is a great ship. Learn to sway back and forth mid range of enemies (this helps glitch/dodge shots so you won't be hit by snipers and cannons)

Enforcer is a great ship but it is very limited in weapons you can use after mk5 because it only allows 3 1slot red ites which is why it isn't used much. Any other mk5 and up boat can use a 2 slot red item without having to take away a whole slot box. Hopefully one day we'll see enforcer get the well deserved improvements it really needs

 

The turbo. A speeder without much speed (I'm guessing 1.07 or 1.12 speed without turbo) is pretty much not a speeder, more like an enforcer without enforcer specialties... A speeder has low health as a trade-off for high speed, which practically means you have to dodge everything with your speed. And when nobody can hit you, you begin to technically distract the enemy team (if they are trying to hit you), making it easier for your team to do damage, thus making it easier to win.
Of course, there are many speeder play styles, but for a speeder, a turbo is a must imo.

 

That is key, fast Turbo is a requirement for a speeder. The Speeder videos I've watched show the potential but frankly at my infamy (1200) speeders are so slow I can destroy them in about 15 seconds, and they have 0.05% chance against me in a 1-on-1 battle. Speeder is off limits to me for the foreseeable future because I can't get any turbos, but I've been warming up to the Enforcer, seeing more of them in my matches, so I believe they're more useful than speeders until one can get high end dual Turbos

 

No need for dual turbo.
A decently leveled turbo (with crew training perks for ship speed) could get you around the max speed.

 

I've come to love the Enforcer. In the Damage Depot you can dance on the cap zone and pick shots at anyone that sticks their nose in. Most don't bother coming in and I have to go out.
If they get froggy and jump in the Enforcers agility and a few Blast Cannons and Teslas Bolts makes them sorry.

 

It's dead after shield nerf, pre nerf enforcers can run double shield and a third yellow item. Now it shield and gets stunned then gets shot at and isn't as fast as a speeder to run away. Speeder has the same hp as enforcer and is much harder to hit with around the same damage capabilities. Basically it's good if you manage to use a build that doesn't require shields...at least at high infamy 3000+

 

It's nerfed, it's nowhere near dead. Tesla Shield and HP isn't what makes Enforcer good, it's not a tank. The one extra weapon puts it on par with any Speeder, who usually rely on Bigpedos to offset their otherwise garbage damage output, not to mention Enforcer's greater choices in role and positioning. In fact, does anyone have evidence that indicates that Enforcer is actually less popular compared to before that patch?

 

Look at the global top 50. The players who uses enforcer as secondary ships don't count. E.g. Christmas+

 

I have a cannon build for my enforcer
Red - blast cannon and sniper cannon
Blue - turbo and bandage
Yellow - freeze cannon and freeze mortar(i dont know the name)
Its my anti-speeder build to kill pesky speeders

 

How do you manage Bhurt training. Sniper and Blast are in direct conflict.

 

Man I hate fighting enforcers as my speeder! I frost them, set out a torpedo, and then they just quickly change directions!! I have to use waves to hide where my torpedo is going or else I surely wont hit them. Double tesla shield is a real nuisance later on as well.

 

Enforcer and speeder start to gain advantage in higher infamy where shooters and defenders become sitting ducks

 

Enforcer, the speeders worst enemy. Them thing are TOUGH for us to crack, given all their support items.
For me, a one on one with a well equipped enforcer goes; frosttorpteslastun! circle circle frostmortartorpdead.

 

I think yellow boats are the best on the bay. Primarily Enforcer. Speed is good with a higher tier turbo.
Can hold a great mix of weapons, and yellow slots.

 

Sniper has the most upgrades.​

 

Your right about the speeder when it's piloted by someone new to it, but in the hands of someone who has been using for awhile it's a beast. I can do considerable damage and help my teammates who get cut off by having the ability to get there quickly.

 

All 5 ship are great. It depends on ur playstyle.

 

Not less popular compared to Speeders, I'm talking about just less popular in general. Enforcer wasn't a popular ship before that patch anyway. Did the number of Enforcer users go down afterwards?

 

overboost nerf and teslashield nerf did not help a lot, as majority of enforcer here said everytime : go ob, go ts,
and it's a boring boat before mk4 without a big difference with speeder mk4.
it's a middle/close range boat, and majority of player are not able to make close fight
no big 2 slot weapon for making huge damage
all of this make this boat less interesting for majority of boat.

i love my mk5 enforcer, i love teslashield, i love teslabolt
can't wait mk6 for frost, will get 2 control

there is a thread about the 400 first player
enforcer is the less popular.