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I hit Level 20 on cannons today and this is exactly the info I needed. Thanks to all who posted (especially Bilgepump whose builds I seem to be copying for every weapon!). I had skill points saved up so I sunk all 5 of them in Fury as soon as I got it today and I am not disappointed. I now use Thunderbolts to draw ships in and Fury to finish them off.
I also wasn't sure about Rapid Reload as I hadn't noticed much difference putting two points in it. Today I maxed it (5/5) and it now makes a HUGE difference. I actually "accidentally" finished off a Man-O-War I was trying to draw in with Thunderbolts b/c they were firing so fast that I pumped two extra shots into the ship I had not planned on!
Maxed Rapid Reload definitely makes Fury worth it. It allows you to get three shots off right after each other thus doing 2565-5130 total damage for the three shots.
I don't mind the point I put in Firebrand (it helped me to level) but Chain Shot was a complete waste. I was never able to take down a mast with it whereas I now do it with ease with Thunderbolt. I have nothing in Grape Shot and don't need it. Someone mentioned it helped when boarding ships but that isn't a problem for me. When I was a n00b, I couldn't hit the side of a barn with a cannonball, but as I have leveled, my aim has improved dramatically. Therefore if I need to kill enemies before boarding a ship, I simply do it with Round Shot (or perhaps Firebrand). After all, you have 5 minutes to board a ship which is plenty of time to shoot anyone on deck.
Everyone says Explosive is a waste so I skipped it. I don't see the usefulness of Shrapnel. I am going to have to use my remaining points somewhere so they may go in Barrage only b/c there is nothing left.
So that leaves me with:
-=Combat Skill=-
(2/5) Shoot
-=Ammo=-
(1/5) Round Shot
(1/5) Chain Shot (ugh)
(0/5) Grape Shot
(1/5) Firebrand
(5/5) Thunderbolt
(0/5) Explosive
(5/5) Fury
-=Passive Skills=-
(5/5) Rapid Reload
(0/5) Barrage
(0/5) Shrapnel
(19/20) Total
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