Are Gunners bossing classes?

Is there a reason why everyone is saying "Rapid Fire" instead of "Battle Ship Cannon"?

Because of Battleship's cooldown.

Seeing that most people will leave it at lvl 1 till later levels if they are smart, I don't see the cooldown as a problem.

The cool down is 90 seconds for level 1 Battle Ship

Battle Ship Cannon deals way more damage then Rapid Fire.

The problem is if Battle Ship Cannon breaks, you will be left with Triple Fire, if you went the Battle Ship Cannon build.

Of course if you are higher level, it won't be a problem debating what you use, since you have both.

But I still think the Battle Ship build first is the most effective.

Of course no one knows this for sure, since we don't have pirates yet.

But that is my best guess.