Hi :smiley: I tried the Ares Ion a bit in MM and it is a JOKE. You need 3 shots to down the shields of a buccaneer and another 2-3 to shoot it down. Yes it is not a dogfighter and I would loose with it in PvP, but the dmg is just lacking A LOT. If I need 3 shots for buccaneer shields, a hammerhead is an impossible enemy to engage and that is what this ship was made for? The dmg of a hornet MKII is more viable to engage a Hammerhead than with the Ion. What is the purpose of this ship? You cannot even get the shields down of a Redeemer because they charge so fast. Its just bad in everything. In a test video the Inferno took nearly 1.000 bullets to take down a Drake Cutter. They need to pump that dmg up by a lot or totally rework the ships purpose and its design. What are your thoughts about the Ion and Ares? Have you already tried them in MM? Thank you for reading ^^ Vitnir