Recommended Thalia Buff for fleet engagements

Council Of Stellar Management Assembly Hall
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So if I understand correctly:

  1. Thalia has a resist hole that is unfortunate considering your type of engagements
  2. You prefer the extra EHP of the Deacon (and Kirin) over the tiny signature of the Thalia (and Scalpel)
  3. The Thalia has the same drone stats as the Deacon (how is this even a point)

Sounds to me like point 1. and 2. mean you should probably use the Deacon in your circumstances.

I don’t really see why this means the Thalia needs a buff though. What if you’re fighting an enemy that uses another weapon type than the resist hole of the Thalia? What if the enemy is using weapons that are severely diminished by target size?

Yes, a Deacon can reduce it’s signature with command bursts, but this applies to the Thalia just as well. Your argument is equal to ‘The armour hit point boost of the Deacon is negated by Armour boosts’, which you have to admit, is silly.