he needed a nerf but they over nerfed him no reason to use him now
now its a pick between base pirate and fire pirate
if shark pirate shots slower they needed to make sure he at least deals more damage in every single shot then the faster base pirate
they should give him 2-3 damage back to direct shot and lower the splash if needed by the same amount not sure where it stands now
the moment the base shot of shark pirate will be higher then base pirate i will have a reason to think do i prefer higher damage slower rate to lower damage higher rate
essentially if you trust you have good aim you rather go with shark pirate at slower rate thinking you will land all shots
but correctly i dont even take splash into consideration he shots slower and deals the same damage so no reason to use him
he should be 2-3 damage above base pirate which will be like 32-33 damage instead of the 37 pre nerf
and less splash then the 16 dmg pre nerf
i did a video once comparing pirates
https://youtu.be/Tp-F7vC3HRM