Thar’ga has:
- damage of a gunship
- speed of a ceptor
- jump drive of a recon
- pulsar of a guard
- drones of an engi
- a weapon that combines all the positive attributes of gauss cannon and shrapnel/a weapon that combines all the positive attributes of RF blaster and phaser
- cruise engine
- insane health regen
There is literally no reason to fly anything else (I said this exact same thing of destroyers before they were nerfed to the perfect state they are in now).
I’ll say it again: devs just seem to want to sell for real money anything new that they add to the game, and so they make it OP and desirable. Notice the guard buff came exactly at the same time as new weapon and modules for guards in a GS pack? OP Thar’ga came with many bundles and promotions? Destroyers came with bundles and promotions? Literally all new content has to be turned directly into cash, and this in my opinion is not a viable economic model. You are milking your cash-cows too much, to the point where their udders will run dry and they will stop playing, while at the same time disgusting all the other players who can’t afford to buy the latest OP things.
I find it hilarious that no-one flies destroyers anymore. It seems people just enjoyed the OP-ness, and didn’t really enjoy flying them for the playstyle - otherwise they would still be flying them now.