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[goduranus]

Hyperion never needs to turn, just warp and it will automatically turn to face the enemy.

I also found putting ion cannons on the turrets gives you great mileage, mostly because the ion cannons disable fighter engine in pursuit battle, but also to completely shut down those cruisers with fixed forward shields.

[Megas]

Hyperion is all about twitch teleporting.  If a player is good at playing difficult arcade-like shm'ups, piloting a Hyperion or Tempest should be relatively easy.

[dmaiski]

that still dose not change the fact that a hyperion is basicaly a really overpriced wolf-class, with worse stats...

a lone wolf can kill a hyperion taking absolutley no damage(using sabots)... (lol pun)

[Gothars]

Extended and accelerated shields for instant perfect protection after a teleport are a must. Offensive weaponry depends completely on the intended role.
The Hyperion can play its strengths best in a "teleport in - strike - teleport out" configuration against capital ships with limited shield arc. So for that purpose, I'd go with Reapers and AM-blasters.
If smaller ships like destroyers and frigates are on the menu, Heavy Blasters are preferable. Asymmetric configurations with one blaster and one support weapon work best, in my experience.

[Megas]

Because they fire instantly, blasters will wreck phase ships with ease, if the player can time his shots as the enemy uncloaks.

If Hyperion will be sent to capture points, pursue enemies, or solo an entire fleet, it must have some way of neutralizing fighters.  Blasters only would have been okay before the advent of CR, but now, it needs something more efficient.