Which is better?

They’re actually pretty balanced. The normal Malevolence fleet has the advantage of not needing pilots for Vulture and Hyena. However, they both don’t add much until they’re both 7*. I went Malevolence, and my shard has pretty much a 50/50 split between the two.

Both win on offense. Both have about the same defense. I’m not entirely sure about Negotiator mirror matches, though.

"DarjeloSalas;c-2154536" wrote:
I have both at 7* and I don’t do mirror matches any more. In my shard, you’re pretty much always up against people with identical stats, so you’re permanently at the mercy of the turn order RNG.

Negotiator v Malevolence win rate is incredibly close to 100%, any loss is due to stupidity on my part (not calling in Plo Koon as first reinforcement for example)

Malevolence v Negotiator is similar, though win rate probably more like 95%, especially against lineups with Rex.

Nothing “holds” on defence though, and there is currently no definitive fleet meta.

My experience is similar - though by definition, that makes Negotiator ever so slightly better in that the AI can occasionally pull out a win if you leave it in defense.

Both at 5 stars with a fully developed fighter team can climb all the way to number 1 rank against maxed teams with you in control, though the Malevolence seems to to do so with fewer issues - so by that definition, Malevolence is slightly better...

Pick your poison, maybe not fall as far after payout, or have a slightly easier time during the climb.

"Ltswb1;c-2154610" wrote:
So let’s talk mirror matches. Since it’s better to not do a mirror match, that pushes me more towards Malevolence. Because my shard is 80% Negotiators and I see them exclusively on defense in GAC. Thoughts?

Yes

"Ltswb1;c-2154610" wrote:
So let’s talk mirror matches. Since it’s better to not do a mirror match, that pushes me more towards Malevolence. Because my shard is 80% Negotiators and I see them exclusively on defense in GAC. Thoughts?

seems reasonable, as long as your supporting cast is well geared.

So let’s talk mirror matches. Since it’s better to not do a mirror match, that pushes me more towards Malevolence. Because my shard is 80% Negotiators and I see them exclusively on defense in GAC. Thoughts?

"Ltswb1;c-2154610" wrote:
So let’s talk mirror matches. Since it’s better to not do a mirror match, that pushes me more towards Malevolence. Because my shard is 80% Negotiators and I see them exclusively on defense in GAC. Thoughts?

Some friendly advice - the capital ship will not matter if you snipe people outside of your payout and turn your entire shard against you.

As I believe that you’re in my Shard, is that supposed to be a personal message?

if that is the way this conversation is going please take it to a private message, so this post can stay on topic.

Thanks Kyno. I really don’t know what he’s referencing, but it did seem personal. I hope he does message me, as I’m truly curious.