defacto that a nice ship, we need new types of skills and tech, i think the sniper ship should be continued into draconis, with 3 new types, i can think of a few new skills for ships:-
EMP laser - disables the opponents skills for a certain amount of time (if it hits)
Electro-wave emitter - a small field around the player, (like an aggrobomb) that lasts for longer, and deals damage to opponents within range (over time)
Aggro-mine - a powerful mine triggerd instantly when a player gets close to it, it adapts it's color and size to it's surroundings to make it hard to see.
Deflector - deflects some of the incoming damage back to the source it came from.
READ- obviously the 4 main skills should be carried on, (Blaster, collector, repair droid, afterburner) I just think we need new classes for the next system to grab people's interest in the game.