Deathray needs nerf bad.

Even the most pathetic death ray is still quite a bit stronger than anything else.

Take a sucky death ray with only 300 shield damage, 180 hull at 1000 range. Suucks rite? 3 upgrades later its 1300 range which is in missile/rocket range. The shield damage can be upgraded, so that it still takes full shields down in 1 hit from long range, immediately and with no missing. This is already quite a bit better than laser cannon, energy cannon, dual plasma, etc.

The super long cooldown version would not work because it would 1 shot players... which already happens but this would make it much worse.

I think it is perfectly viable by reducing some of the variability, and doing 1 of the 3 things. more cooldown, less shield more hull dmg, OR more shield less hull dmg.