Cruisers need an ability to chain with BO. Like say for instance Focus beam array, where as all power from from the other beams focus into one beam then chain with BO3 to give the same spike damage that chaining go down fighting and appack pattern beta and attack pattern alpha and CRF3 does on an escourt. Just give cruisers an ability to chain with BO3 that will strip facing shields in one pass like escourts have and then Cruiser would be competitive again.