Privateers Underpowered? This must be opposite day on the forums.

Privateers are not underpowered. Far from it. The goal of a Privateer is letting your companions doing most of the work by enhancing them with buffs. Wait until you level up further and you'll see how much you transform your companions into demi-gods.

The Privateer only have one personal attack set ability(Gunnery, Artillery, The Big Guns) but you can make up for with farming bosses to earn yourself ability or epic-clothing. Level your character more and trust me, your opinion will change.

Shadowsriker on Mar 7, 2014 wrote:

First I want our opinion, do you think privateers are under powered and why Btw I'm a lvl 15 and I think we need more attack powers. Just my opinion. Plz reply

Hi Shadowsriker, welcome to the message boards.
You will get more attack powers in time although it is good to remember the role of a privateer. You are more of a leader than a "Jumping into the fray" fighter. It is your job to encourage your crew and strengthen them and heal & protect them when needed. Your "Weapons" are your crew. You will get the most of any class and a wide variety of them and they will be real powerhouses that fight for you and protect you back so you can keep them going. You will get the chance to get gear with some awesome skills that you can use if you have a lull in the boosting, healing & protecting. By then the enemy has come to you and you can knock the stuffin's out of them just as an afterthought. As you grow you will realize how powerful you actually are. Shine through your crew and become an awesome crew instead of just an awesome captain. Check out the PvP threads and see who they complain about a lot, the privateers. They give them all sorts of fits because they can become an unstoppable force with the right strategy.
Hold your head high Privateer. You are a master of "Protecting Your Squishies" and are a force to be reckoned with.

Indeed, the one thing to realize is that Privateers are not Swashbucklers! If you are a jump first into battle kind of Pirate (who isn't), then a Privateer may not be the way to go. My Swashy gets all the cool multitasking attacks - my Musket boy gets to hit from afar - my Witchdoctor has the cool magic stuff to do - but my Privateer ends up with the mega buffs and heals. They all need to be played differently - and that what makes running more than one pirate lots of fun - because they're all different! The Privateer does have to hang back, especially for the first couple of rounds, to do the buffing, then he can attack later. Let the Companions earn their keep for a change.