Originally Posted by Dassem_Ultor

Actually, Defiant-R has higher survivability than the other escorts. Maneuvrability and cloak outweighs lack of ensign variation. As far as the MVAM go, it's only more efficient if you're PUGing. In a team with a healer, you'll be more efficient in a regular adv. The problem is that the difference is so small, it really doesn't matter.