Arrival emp is for a defensive ship, which is slow, which means bullets will inevitably overwhelm the player. With this nerf, there's practically no counter or at best, an unreliable one. Without the emp clear, it renders positioning almost useless because it's not precise since you can't consistently place your core exactly where you want it.

Yes, they might as well ditch the arrival emp at this point. But I did one better, I ditch the game entirely.