I understand why touching another large ship is insta-kill, but could you perhaps replace it with damage and bounce? I hate just grazing another ship and dying.
Like in arenas, there seems very little reason to have a large tank. when you are small, there is very little chance of you being hit, while still being able to use the exploding pierce and star burst. It also needs save, and perhaps a big map? Other than that, overall 4.5/5.
But seriously, for those of you not liking the beam, without any other complimenting abilities, i agree. But when you also have the linker, it pretty much automatically aligns with the paths, way better than splash.