Walt Dalas120 Of course, I did just say at the beginning of this that a lot is changing in 0.14.5, so maybe it's not a good idea to add even more changes to the mix? I'm not sure what makes the most sense.
I'm gonna say NO to doing this in 0.14.5, but maybe in a quick follow-up update that follows shortly after.
Now that I've had a chance to think about it more, I think it would make sense to do this for 0.14.5 if possible.
0.14.5 is going to drastically change the meta anyway, so might as well throw in any other changes that make sense along with the new missiles. I also believe that balance is nowhere near as sensitive as I once thought - there's a lot of wiggle room due to piloting, and there's a lot of potential for new ship types to break up even very stale metas.
And regardless of the on-release balance state of 0.14.5, I wouldn't be confident suggesting changes until at least a month after the update so there's some time for players to learn counters and counterplay.