Hi,
pirate fleets rarely use the abilities of their ships.
no matter how long a battle lasts the mudkips of pirates never use their special ability "dark swarm".
Here are 3 examples of long battles with 3 different pirates where they dont use it:
https://xcraft.net/battle/index.php?battle_id=f1ff92260e42b4c7aa37c7e061bbae5ahttps://xcraft.net/battle/index.php?battle_id=7f8e3821a6430e52bed53332e6073539https://xcraft.net/battle/index.php?battle_id=1fa484c0c34737ff77ca1c63beb16326Here a example of a battle where battlecruiser dont use their ability "yamato cannon":
https://xcraft.net/battle/index.php?battle_id=3e99efabf37ce7497ff0155e1624fc62On the other hand there are examples where pirate fleets do use their abilities. Like when killing pirate devourer they do use their ability acid spores.
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