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Ahskance
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A big part of Brawler Battleship playstyle is preserving your health in the early game until the enemies are thinned out a bit. Then you can use your large healthpool and heavy armor to force situations.
Ranked starts with fewer enemies by default, so it makes it easier to reach that "mid/late-game" feel of fewer-ships to focus you when being aggressive.