So they are support skills that are more general than other support skills. I think this might be my main problem with them. They seem so general that I feel they should just not exist. Eventually everyone trains them to level 5. They’re a weird pseudo required skillset that everyone wants to have to level 5 so that they don’t have to worry about them anymore.
I do see your points though. They aren’t “required”, but i feel it would be a good quality of life improvement to have them removed. Mostly for new players and future players. I don’t think they add much value to the game as a whole compared to other skills that improve you flying faction ships, shooting faster, making your missiles hit harder.
Also, I think removing a feature that most people find boring or don’t want to use is legitimate. That’s the point of this post though. If most people think they’re worth keeping, then fair enough. Thanks for your response.