Harvester Cruiser..

[Balance]

I noticed most of the ships in the game that "opposing players" frequently voiced concerns against were given weak powerplants and usually reduced armor and maneuver. Any one of those adjustments is fine but when they are cumulative they can take a distinctive ship and turn it into a token.

The Mitsubishi Zero of WWII had crappy armor and light guns but could maneuver and climb like a bat out of hell. The P-40 Warhawk was a sluggish sloth to fly but could take hits and had firepower and a fast dive.

A distinctive (fun) ship to fly will always have a distinctive ability that can compensate for its weaknesses--when all distinctions are removed you have a mundane and uninteresting ship left.

Haven't flown the cruiser but I've noticed a couple of other great ships that were nerfed--which wasn't a problem--but its that they were nerfed in every type of combat category across the board. Now they are just 'there".

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