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MM can be a little one sided, but try and look past the ships level, MK4 MK5 etc.
The game pairs similar infamy, so just because they have a more powerful ship, they are of a similar skill level (maybe worse as better ship but similar infamy!)
I have seen many MK5 players destroyed by MK3 ships, its down to the players skill level more than anything.

 

This is nuts!
So people have put in hours of work, and spent tons of gold and sugar, maybe even pumped real money in to reach MK5 and get their advantage.
During that time they were lower level, struggling but kept going.
You think MK2 ships should be buffed to the same HP with no drawbacks? How is that fair for the guy that worked his ass off?
Keep grinding and earn your MK5, dont ask for it to be handed to you on a plate.
I would be interested to see your opinion if you was the one who earned the MK5, if you would be requesting all MK2 are buffed to the same level.
In my opinion if you are MK2 and come face to face with a MK5 then you should stand a high chance of being destroyed, would be rubbish if it was an even playing field to that degree.

 

Long-term player here; no, we haven't had to deal with that. I didn't see my first Mk5 ship until the mid-2000s infamy, and at that point I was an Mk4 Fixer. Hopefully the new changes to matchmaking that were rolled out will help keep you with ships closer to your current gear level.

But you should know that as a Fixer, you're not only able to climb higher than other ships relative to your infamy (I'm Mk5 and have been bracketed with Mk6/7 for months now) but as the healer-class, the metagame pretty much demands that you're Priority One for getting sunk. Even if the new algorithm puts you in with Mk3s at the highest, you should be expecting to have to do a lot of ducking, dodging, dipping and diving.

Post a loadout/inventory screenshot, and let's see if we can get you kitted out as best as possible!

 

Mk2 ships haven't been properly updated; you should have two Green slots and 3 points total. Server maintenance tomorrow is supposed to address that, you'll then have 1R, 1Y, 3GG, 1B.

Immediate suggestion is to lose the bandage and get a Standard Shield fitted. The extra 200-300HP you can get from that will help you survive much more than the few points of healing a Bandage gives you.

Once the Mk2 ships are patched to have the new slots, fit your Repair Box. For upgrade order, I'd focus on shield first, then Pulse, and finally Box. Cannon can basically be ignored for the time being since you're a healer primarily, and long-term it's a poor choice for a Fixer weapon. You want something with long cooldowns and high per-hit damage, so that you can focus on restoring HP rather than taking it off.

 

Assuming you survive for all five minutes, yes it could potentially outheal the Shield - but the Shield will let you survive the initial hit, and the Repair Pulse will outdo it anyways.