changing the weapons for noobs ( and I am one , just 3 weeks playing ) is not a good idea IMHO , as I read the wiki , worked my butt off & asked questions ( thanks to those that helped and suggested different ideas ) and trying different ships and weapons available to me in game with my lowly Stats . Finding out what works and what doesn't .
Yes its aggravating not advancing fast enough and finding its difficult to kill certain bots , but learning ship control I think is the idea of the game .

I'm still struggling with ship control , but am advancing with the weapons and ships that are offered in my stat class , maybe not as fast as a I would like .