An organised convoy that made no mistakes (scout/escort, armored battle transports) could actually win against a solo pirate. It took > 4 players with about 3 billion in ship value to beat the standard Gb without losing a ship if everything went well.
Now... beat a cruiser. Haha. Fun.
The slim percentage of getting the "good win condition" has been removed. That is frustrating.
On the other pirate cruisers have their hit and run capabilities reduced. They will have much harder time operating in house space without being intercepted by lawfuls.