Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26073628-20150319030839/@comment-198.255.2.83-20170113145923

USS Artisan, just to see how the devs handle a 10-part floating dry dock (like the Torpedo Imps, with 10 girls under the same name? Likely an NPC like Mamiya and Irako, possibly does partial healing for when dock space is full but you don't want to waste a bucket?)

Vcharng wrote:

I think they won't introduce every ship in a class, so numbers won't be a problem. That's a shame; I always think that because of their numbers, the Essex class gets the shaft in situations like this. Unlike the pre-war carriers, most of the Essex classes' achievements are lumped together collectively, especially in major battles like Philippine Sea and Leyte, so none of them are allowed to shine individually. In video games like this they're similarly given the Maruyu treatment for balance's sake, lumped together under a single figure (usually Essex, because nameship), so the "clones" (York-two, Lex II, Hornet II and Wasp II) are perpetually in the shadow of their predecessors and their lesser known sisters like Bennington and Randolph get hit with the worst case of middle child syndrome ever.

I want my dumplings separately, damn it!