13 minutes ago, MrAndersson said:Again, I get Harpoon missiles. They are a good missile in general and have the added bonus against swarm type lists. Definitely useful.
But Ruthlessness. Yes, it can be used against swarms to splash a little bit of extra damage. But against 2 ship lists (which are still super common), it's pretty much worthless. It has a good chance of doing more damage to yourself than to your opponent. That's not a good use of 3 points and an EPT slot.
QFT. Harpoons alone should be enough to wipe Biggs-blob lists out of the competitive meta and they're good enough otherwise to hold their own against other lists. Ruthlessness is a serious case of overkill here, that in many matchups will be dead points at best and cause self-harm at worst.
As for harpoon carriers - I have a soft spot for Vader. High PS, ability to lock a target and get focus in a single turn, extra bonus if you don't have to spend the target lock, pretty decent survivability with Palp and a very open dial combined with double repositioning to deal with all the nasty bomblets being dropped left and right these days. He's only good if you like to be sneaky though. If you prefer in-your-face approach, QD is your man.
