Talk:StarViper Expansion Pack/@comment-35288763-20180420183249/@comment-454133-20180420200336

FCS or Advanced Sensors are both strong options on a StarViper. Guri and Thweek are good pilots too, very effective at what they do.

It's just tough to field delicate ships like these and even Protectorates in the current meta. With Harpoons, current Ghost builds, Autoblaster+Bomblet Scurrgs, etc certain ships will just die with barely a fight. There's counters to that meta, certainly, but my problem with the meta right now is those counters all include "don't fly the wrong ships" and the wrong ships are most of the game.

If you're playing slightly more casual games, Starvipers blossom into great ships with fun abilities. What seem like gimmicks become quite effective and interesting, and the formerly delicate ship can act as a very effective skirmisher and arc-dodger. If you're playing in competitive tournaments or otherwise chasing the meta, StarVipers will disappoint you; otherwise they're fun ships that are worth a try. See if you can get a friend to let you fly one sometime, to see if you like it before buying in.