Add to that that using a ship that starts with 75% resist to laser AND has an inbuilt no fail diffuser with an extra 50% to laser is broken if the AI you're poking ONLY uses laser.

Maybe add a backup Heat weapon that does half the DPS at the same range and tracking and ROF as the Reaver Laser?

You forgot to add that you can also equip volies on top ^_^

I have often thought that Reavers should have a backup energy torpedo, like Sawtooths.

Radiation Torpedo and we're ok

Too many AI use energy and laser. Need more variation.

Only if it drops and I can use it on SD! Nah, just kidding.

Sure, it would drop, but it'd be 600 size and 8 million weight!

I agree with Camsey and Bliz

As a level 300ish character BGs are just too tough for me.
On a higher level character they are way to resistant for their level and not worth the effort.

Regarding vultures, and condors they are always a threat and far too low levelled for their effect.

Reavers are tough for most classed (unless you are in a specialised ship or are a sniper. (Snipers are now too good btw)

Drops, vultures and condors are totally unbalanced they are far to effective for their level. Drops need a nerf (lose the missiles) and the others need a level boost.

I have noticed that drops are very difficult to counter, at least the first time around, and they're so rare that usually you're not carrying the physical weapon you need to kill them.

My gunner can kill them, but that's only because it's a Pax Battle Frigate tweaked to do the maximum possible damage with range, meaning i can blow up all the missiles with my normal weapons. A normal gunner would be fairly screwed, especially since their missiles do like 20k damage each

Weren't they supposed to be a rare thing, anyway?

They aren't hard to kill on SD as long as they don't ambush you. That's the real trick, though.

Why does it surprise you that a certain AI ship is very easy for some classes to kill, but quite challenging for others? Don't beef Drops.

+1

As for some classes being better at killing certain AI (or even having an advantage killing a certain AI.), I don't mind as long as its balanced, heck it would be a feature!

Drops don't need a beef. What they need is some new and unique AI. I haz three if they would get off their asses and code them in.

I like how you count speed as an advantage against Drops...

Anyway, I disagree. If a Drop ambushes my Speed Demon (i.e., hits me with its laser before I'm aware of its presence), things can go pretty badly. The missiles are definitely not easy to kill when you aren't moving (lower RoF bonus) and only happen to have an Excomm; that I do know from personal experience. Don't tell me that I should just keep from thrusting; a tractor from the Drop or a stray Forgone will do the trick. Of course, Drops pose no threat to a Speed Demon who is prepared to take them on, but the ambush factor is pretty tough against this class.

Most or all AI in perilous space pose less of a threat to SD than Drops, and also happen to have loot tables.