User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-27822411-20151017051421/@comment-10905876-20151017064519

Dido is a good cruiser, you can use the 5.25" twins for very rapid fire. If you time it right, you can get a near constant stream of shots. The Emerald is meh, but bearable, it's the County and York classes where things really fall apart. They don't have very good armor, they're under gunned, and don't turn very quickly. I'd recommend sticking with Dido for as long as possible.