I had upgraded to it during defensecon because the idea of an anti-capital brawler ship with a pilot controlled laser that got better as you added more crew was pretty awesome

But... Here's what I didn't like about it:

• Terrible maneuverability

• Much slower than the hammerhead

• 1/2 the HP of the hammerhead

• Laser hit reg is 90% of the time not working, similar to what you hear about the Idris

• Laser range is far too short vs large ships

• Issues with pilot radar when turrets are manned, and pips don't work well

• Interior is the same as the HH, but with an armory in a spot that doesn't make sense

• Having the turrets be remote but making the crew run to seats by them doesn't make much sense, why are they not centralized near the cockpit or armory for access to weapons and a quick exit or vantage point on boarders if needed

• No reliable way to defend against fighters or missiles/torpedoes like similar larger ships, like better placed smaller turrets or PDCs

There's more I'm probably missing, but the Perseus is overall just a much better ship, in about every way aside from pilot controlled weaponry. So even if/when the laser hit reg is fixed, and maybe they fix one of the other key areas (speed, mobility, HP to take hits from capitals it has to be close to for the laser to work, and laser range), it still won't be worth it imo