One must wonder. Does the potential overpoweredness of a Drake really unbalance the scales that much to justify a nerf on it?

Some ships tend to be more desirable then others during certain applications. Could be of reasons of tank, firepower, adaptability or a combination of the lot. Fact is that there are ships and fits that can beat any Drake out there. A Drake is a powerfull ship, easy to get into and with relatively low skills it can be a major workhorse to any pilot. But so are other ships. A Myrm, Ferox, Cane or Harb can all be considered powerfull used in the right application and all can overpower a Drake being it's a matter of SP and skills or how it's fitted conventional or not.

I have a feeling that a lot of players find it hard to deal with Drakes and blame it's strength. While I believe it's more a matter of Drakes just being popular among pilots that reveals a Drakes strength more than it does others. So it just looks like it's way more overpowered and thus justifies a nerf on it. Infact it's just powerful but not something so powerful that it actually creates an unbalance. If there is any reason for any tipping of the scales it's because of its popularity due to its easiness and power. But as I said before so are other battlecruisers. So I don't agree with a nerf on it. But I also don't think a nerf on it would be so terrible as some might plea. I think putting a nerf on it now would just be for the wrong reasons because it would get nerfed because it's a good ship and pilots recognize it as such. You could say then that all other popular ships should just get nerfed as well to give other ships a better chance. Then they get popular and considered to powerful and it's their turn. It would never end.

For the record tho, I don't fly a Drake^^