I don't care about the price, I just want a combat ship that focuses on medium/small hardpoints because the weapon variety after point is lackluster, especially for ballistic weapons.
But, all the ships leading up to the vulture have the same 2 small 2 medium arrangement, its a lack of variety and its pretty boring.
Try the Imperial Courier for a change (3 + Medium)?
Or the Diamondback Explorer (2 Medium + 1 Large)?
While the former can be as fun as a Vulture, the latter is not exactly agile, but sufficient for PvE combat.