A marza or vulkoras can be useful as your 1st or 2nd cap if you plan on rushing early and need to wipe out planets fast...after the early game though, I don't personally find much use for it...

The assault platforms and the assault specialization are the two abilities to pick...PM swarm limits the AM you have for the siege platforms and doesn't damage enough targets to be particularly useful so it should probably be avoided...

This is true though you have to have a least a small fleet built around supporting it, versus the capital supporting a fleet if this is your goal. It's an alright, though slightly sub-par Capital that excels in a few small areas.

PMS? Pre Menstral Syndrome? More women with PMS? OH! Phase Missile Swarm.

Seriously Volt, you need to use less acronyms.  Half the people reading your posts probably don't know what you are talking about.  I often struggle to understand, and I know the ability list as well as anyone.

Yeah, I agree, its ability to planet siege is "second to none" (at lower levels).

There is simple reason to build Vulkoras - alongside Kortul its the best looking and most iconic Vasari vessel   

So according your posts, it is still useful for early game rush?

OK I will try this strategy in my next game. Thx.

Actually I do use them heavily in SP and love them but they are very easily undervalued:

- Missile swarm is one of those abilities that is underpowered for the first couple of levels and only pays off when maxed so first impression tends to be lousy and it takes a while to get worth the points.

- Assault spec really helps against structures when pacifiying the grav well and then the planet afterward but it's passive so isn't obvious just how much it's helping.

- Disintegration IMO rocks even at level 1 let alone 2 where it completely pays for itself but that only happens way up at level 6/8.

- Main weapon attack dmg reads a bit low because they are phase missiles which take time and research to really get effective and even when all done again that's passive so doesn't show up on the infocard.

Pretty much made for long SP games where they really shine at high levels.

Where the real power is that they stack so incredibly well with each other (maybe moreso than any other cap except Sova) that I always use them in at least pairs.  One ship throwing out PMS isn't bad if maxed, but two really seem to have quite a bit more than double the punch and three is where it just gets rude.  They also make for a lot of the easiest lvl 10 titan battles I've had since multiple disintegrates at the same time stack perfectly and reduce a massive AM reserve very quickly while doing nice damage - really nice dmg with basic vasari debuffs on target.

Hey ... I like the voice!

I find its a nice first cap for expanding and taking out early fleets, the missiles are nice. But I think mainly I choose it because it looks awesome.

Uh oh!

But i have always said that it's prettiest ship in the game. Certainly that helps some?

The vulkoras is my fave cap ship of the vasari, not only does it look badass if used right its deadly. With assault specialization and the siege cannon its great for taking down planets quickly, also with the pinpoint bombardment research complete you can bomb any planets practically from the edge of their grav wells. Its also a fairly decent anti ship platform as well, especially at level 6. If you want to rush an nearby enemy capital early game, you can have the vulk upgraded with the siege cannon and have it deploy them while it defends itself from attacks, it also adds extra targets that the ai has to deal with making the vulk last longer and inflict more damage. When supported this thing is a beast.

Disintegration is vampiric and when under focus fire, you want as much health regen as you can get.  If you're sucking that regen out of an enemy, all the better.