I dont understand all the complaining going on here about the parsec not being worth the grind. The parsec may cost alot but its also made for Mizar, Sol, Drac and sirius. Thats 4 systems in just one ship, you didnt have to wait to be a current level in order to buy the next system ship you just had to buy the armor. This gave parsec users a big advantage in Drac when it first came out, you didnt have to wait till you were rank 70 or till you completed a current mission. In sirius you didnt have to wait 6-7 months for a r85 ship to drop, so yes the parsec class may not have the best armor anymore but you cant say its completely useless your forgetting all the advantages you had in every perior system. Yes, the cost may seem alot for those just now buying them in sirius since you have to drop 3.5-4mill for it but remember this ship was meant to be bought in mizar and used throughout every system afterwards. You cant compare the parsec as just any other sirius ship because it isnt its a r35, r45, r60, r70 and r85 ship so you cant say Parsec class vs sirius ship, youll have to say parsec class vs mizar, sol, drac and sirius ship.
The parsec isnt really weak, the biggest issue is just how sirius works, the mantis here have a huge jump in HP compares to any other system so you cant expect even a parsec to come out and be able to solo everything up in sirius. In PvPs the issue really isnt the armor but the new weapons the Strong versions of the tech is what makes the parsec seems soo weak.
The parsec has also always been a trophy ship, you payed the extra cost just for the glory of saying yes i sepnd hours killing harvs for an extra 25% more armor. This aspect of the parsec was never hidden all you had to look was at the price. You can buy a 1/2 a million dollor supercar that does 240mph or you could go and buy a 2million dollar supercar that does 268mph. You just payed an extra 1.5 millionjust to have a lil extra speed and just the bragging right to say you have it, its the exact same thing with the parsec.