You're saying your loosing to a VHF and a LF in a liner/Btrans? Umm, Those things have enough power to nearly SOLO A GUNBOAT. If you need more power than that, something is wrong, they can even survive a pirating bomber... not to mention the liner has CD so it can escape.
How would factions IRP waste as much money on a transport as they would on a cruiser? I don't think that they would spend money shoving weapons on a transport, as it is INSANELY more cost effective to outfit a few fighters rather then adding more and more to a transport.
And yes, i fly a Shire, so i know what it feels like to have a powerfull transport, and i'm saying they need a nerf rather than a boost, i dont expect my civilian-grade ship to beat military-grade ships, it's just unrealistic. It can already hold off a fighter or 3, or a bomber, does it really need to do more than that? "Get Escorts" is seriously what i suggest, even as an indie trader, i can just ask some people if they want to convoy/join their convoy, if you trade alone, you're begging to be pirated, fly in a convoy; And do a bit of RP talking, it'll make the trading more interesting in the long run...
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