I just want to chime in to defend my beloved ship. If there were stats on which ships you fly, I would imagine I'm easily 90%+ Pyramidion. I love it's ease of teaching new players, and it's outright deadly ability in capable hands. You say Pyra is overused/OP/no fun. I say I want Pyramidion pajamas, boxers, matching bed-sheets, and a Pyramidion model in a bottle to display proudly above my fireplace. Too much Pyramidion? There is no such thing. There can never be enough Pyramidion.
Pyramidion is to GoIO as Ken/Ryu is to Street Fighter. It's not OP, it's just the go-to in the game, and it doesn't mean that other characters/ships can't counter it. I've been playing as Ryu/Ken since about 1992, and I'll never get tired of that either. I hope to someday have accumulated a similar 20+ years behind the wheel of a Pyramidion.
Lemme guess, Gat/Mortar?
I have nothing against the Pyramidion, I think it's awesome as far as design, function and play style. Its just seeing the same Gat/mortar setup in EVERY match that grinds my gears. I understand that it works, I understand that its the best setup to kill with, but it's not very fun for most people to fly against.
The other day, I was flying my normal bizarre ship setup, trying to add a bit of variety for my crew so they can have some fun and I can study every small nuance of each gun in different spots. The enemy kept using the meta setup in every lobby I'd fly in, so I got pissed and used it myself on Labyrinth. I let my ally Goldfish capture the point while I flew around the map killing the enemy ships before they could even get to the center. It was such a one sided battle that one ship left entirely while the other surrendered at about 300-0.
The domination was fun, but the ship wasn't. I always feel...disappointed in myself when I fly the meta setup, I feel cheap and unoriginal.
So I told my crew "See, too easy. Yall have fun." And logged off for the night.
I think it's also important to say that my crew were two level 3's and one level 2.