Currently I have a War Sloop and two War Frigates on my first Jade. When the update comes to Live, I will have to either sell my War Sloop or one of my War Frigates. Since I need as many gold as possible (even though I'm maxed out right now), chances are, I will have to get rid of my War Sloop first (because resale value is the least, since I'm not going to get any more gold anyway ... no room for that, and I am basically just going to throw away gold ... ).
So I will be left with a War Brig and two War Frigates. With those ships, I'd have to choose:
- Skull & Crossbones for War Brig
It's already a fast ship, and I will take this one to face off the Bounty Hunters, so I need better armor, and better speed will help even more. I don't care if my cargo capacity stays as whatever it is now. I just want to give those bounty hunters a good competition. Fury helps tremendously.
- Fortune Hunter for War Frigate
I will take this ship to plunder. Right now the armor and speed (including turning) are what makes it not as competitive to fight those bounty hunters. I would probably go for Skull & Crossbones for this War Frigate as well, as the additional cargo capacity would not do any good if I don't have good defense against those bounty hunters.
If I ever get rid of my one War Frigate later on and buy another War Sloop for SvS, I'd choose Copperhead. It's already fast, I think I could still count on its speed, and just protect it with a better armor for defense.