NO sarcasm following!
-I'd really like to see a game (youtube, vassal, trip to germany and let's throw some dice) where a list relying heavily on generic scyks or vipers does fine against something we all see as competative.
-you got a list you want to share? like I said: it really like to view them as playable.
a pal of mine really likes his scyks (and flies well with conventional lists, so..) and tries them in varying lists. they all (minus the occasions I really effed up my flying) died to any lists I build for tournament-use - and not because I'm a better pilot than him.
PM sent. Not saying they're easy mode, or that there aren't clearly superior choices out there (at least from a meta point of view) far from it, but both ships have a place and both can do a very good job if given a chance.
They're both very idiosyncratic ships, not easily comparable to other popular choices in the same price range, either in how they fly or how they're best utilised. That means it takes practice to get the best out of them, but it also means they can surprise people who haven't encountered them often. It doesn't however mean that they're broken, or useless, or desperately in need of a fix.