I had the initial impressions that ships would dominate sea, then I tested matchups and realized that Amphbots are decent at beating Ships. Especially Scallops, which only lose a equal metal value match up against Seawolfs.
Ships are limited on where they can go unless you dig yourself a channel or use lobsters or transport.
Some maps straight up don't have water which makes them less than recommended.
That said I did a lot of matches with ships in maps with little or no water and found success in some way or fashion which just seems plain odd.
My silly ideas work more often than my sane ones.
I kinda want a way to play ships on any maps without blocking the minions of my team mates to get blocked by the channels I'm digging.
What's your take on ships?