EpicJp21 Yeah, Alpha-Alpha and most of the Assault Class of the Dimensional Collective can be harsh, and their ships were modeled after that. That's why ABH. Now, other classes sort of take from their technology, but they mostly use other things. The Explorer Class uses Archon's Plasma mainly, and the third class? Mostly Vanilla, but has a few smaller, more balanced mods.
The DC basically ramps up in difficulty compared to its relationship to a faction.