No, no, Nirvash with 90 arcs and no built-in neutron was pretty good. Not particularly fast at killing in the AI's hands - broadside AI can still use some work - but totally effective in a pack with mauls etc.
Happy to hear about the Flohs.
Btw, after some further play I'm not too sure about the current state of the grinder.
Yeah, it can hit pretty hard for a cruiser that small, but the combination of extremely focused single purpose & poor PD with its system means it becomes non-viable in my fleets as soon as I start fighting mainly cruiser fleets. The AI seems to suck pretty hard at ship systems with downsides that steep, probably why Alex removed them from high energy focus.
Not sure what can be done, but unlike the Falcon it has a much much smaller window of usefulness in a campaign - this makes me sad, I've always liked the ship and want to use it more, but using them to escort Mauls/Nirvash/Lathes is just giving the enemy free kills.