I see so many people being turned off because they think they have to engineer their ship to the max and get guardian weapons. No. You do not need that!
I am currently defending an outpost with a completely unengineered krait mk2 with AX multicannons and missiles. My flying skills are garbage and I play with mouse and keyboard. This is the first time ever I'm fighting thargoids. Scouts are cut through like butter, interceptors not so much, but they are killable. Because of the outpost being close I can dock, repair, rearm and continue fighting whenever I want. The only problem? Thargon Swarms, because I forgot to bring a flak cannon.
Engineering is not needed. You can contribute without it just fine. If I, a garbage pilot and a garbage combat player can do it then so can you. Now get out there and fight for your homeland!
Edit: Since many people are asking,
