To us it has happenef the other way. From the platforms it easier to avoid the ship and have better vision to take down any left over knights. From middle it is very easy to be unlucky and have two or more acolyte eyes shooting at the titans (which is good for orbs but in that part i prefer bastion) and with tom health reduction those eyes and the captain orbs can kill a titan more easily. The only part that is easier from the middle is killing the vessel