Sorry didn't finish the thought, if we equip one of our pirate mobs, they turn from boarding group to one or 2 rounds of fire, depending on how well Octavia stalls, and ground assault only
At first yes is probably a good thing, they are kind of shit at boarding, being that they are lightly armored sailors with cutlasses fighting for plunder. If things do get hairy enough they can drop their weapons and bring out the cutlasses. It does not say 'loses melee attack', it said 'loses move and shoot'.