I mean I think vi isn't really problematic at all, since every time someone uses it they aren't using ptl or predator or squad leader or any of the other huge impact epts. If people are over using vi they're really only hurting themselves, as most of the time I'd definitely rather have lower ps but be able to take predator.

I still would bet money that if there was never a VI, the phantoms would have been native 8&9

Please let people thing that the "Phantom nerf" means you don't need VI anymore, then Horn won't be a problem for my Whisper anymore.

FCS is more of a problem on a phantom than VI is

Quite honestly i don't understand exactly what the OP wants to say with this thread. Does he want to ban VI?

For my part i think that VI only is a problem on named Phantoms, because on other ships you sacrifice a really valuable EPT slot for it and often don't get enough return for it. The more mobile a ship is via actions, the more useful VI gets.

And for my part i am completely okay with that!