The Best Orion Pirate?

[TJHairball]

The intention appears to be, with the ability to freely interchange between phaser-1s, disruptors, photon torpedoes, and drones on modular mounts, that these heaviest weapons are supposed to be equivalent to each other in capability.

We also see Plasma-Fs exchanged for photons or drones. So; supposing we could go ahead and finish up the set and also mount plasmas on Orions, what would the best Orion pirates be, for general purposes?

 

[Nomad]

There's no such thing. The balance of advantage depends on the opponent's ship(s), the opponent's tactics and the Orion's tactics.

Decide how you want to fight (short or long range? firing every turn, or hauling off to reload? do you want - or need - more phasers for anti-drone/anti-plasma defence?) and select your weapons accordingly.

Remember that as an Orion you have to win quickly, before you run out of engines, and that your ship is built for running and dodging rather than slugging it out toe to claw with, say, a Gorn battlecruiser.

Orion captains (sometimes) win battles. Orion weapons fits do not.