I really dont see why people hate on the armor rep bonus. Its really really good.

Tell that to the Neutralizers that will land on you the second they target you.

It doesn't take 100 to kill your cap.

Great.
With 4 mid slots and the apparent need for a MJD and a secondary propulsion mod, adding 2 cap boosters really helps the Hyperion to do something at least equal to the other 3 tier 3 Battleships.

I think not.
And even if you don't use a MJD. You still are left with one (1) mid slot to fit what? A web? An eccm? A scrambler?

Somehow I can't rejoice trying to solve this dilemma.

Drop the utility high, restore the low and the Megathron is heading down the right track.

I hate it. Need fitting (and cap, especially with this new RoF bonus) for other things

I run more or less the same thing, except with T2 plates and a medium booster. Do you find the extra cap injection ability is actually useful? My fit gets about 16k more armour HP from the look of things.

Back to the topic at hand: don't touch my utility high on the Mega.

I want to respond to a few of these points since they seem to be coming up a lot, though I'm not sure why.

First the tank - I showed you the armor tank that people are most likely to use, 2 plate, 2eanm, 1 dcu - this is the standard mega armor tank and its still completely viable. Now, you have the same tank, similar damage, but your ship goes faster and you have an extra mid. Seems like a fair trade.

And as far as the Talos. I would never expect this ship to compete with the Talos as a roaming kiter. That is not whats intended by "fast and agile". If you want to see some value from fast and agile, think about a situation where you have a new shiny armageddon tackled by your friend in a stiletto. The geddon is perma jammed by your friend in a blackbird. But! You have just jumped through the gate and are 35k away from the armageddon! Now, as you close in, the armageddon has 2 friends show up! An oneiros and a falcon. Now you have to make a run for the gate as fast as possible. This is just one example of where a BS's speed matters. If you are in a hyperion, you will struggle to get over there and apply damage in anywhere near the time-frame that this attack mega can. There's many other examples, but I just want to make the point that just because a ship can't kite as well as a Talos, that doesn't mean speed is not important.

As a final point for comparing BS vs Tier3 BC. Always consider the way they would perform vs each other. How does this new mega do in a 1v1 vs a Talos?

Not to rain on your parade, but just use drones for neuting have get them to buff them so they work better.

I keep thinking that removing the 1 high on the mega and put it in the mid is the way to go. This along with fixes to drones could make the mega extremely potent as a shield or armor tank with a full flight of drones for dps or utility.

Of course this would mean making heavy drones not suck in pvp...

Using 5 Praetro EV-900's you'd neut the same amount. And not use any of your own cap in the process. Neut drones are not a common choice, but they can work. They become a reasonable choice in a 150 or 175 drone bay with 125 bandwidth <-- Hint Hint Rise.

Second, regarding PWG, because the Hyperion lose a mid slot, that's one less heavy cap booster and that many PWG freed.