for me PCL is useless in both combat and lvlin crew can PCL perform great AA like Emden or Mogami(combine 3 4.7 and 2 6.1 for spamming fire ) ? can PCL controll the tide of enemy like KITA ? and also PCL is not cheaper than regular CL in the game for me PCA is better chioce to buy and for lvling(only IJN and KM)
the other thing when u have the high lvl gunner normal ship is still the better chioce than PCL cuz PCL have LESS displace than the other tier CL/CA that mean u can't fit the crew if ur gunner have too much weigh
and the another is everyship is depend on ur skill and teamwork if u have high lvl ship that doesn't mean u can't sink by the low lvl or low tier ship
and this time like the other said it's a time to rebalance the stuff not the time to create new ship and put them to OP the other