Not sure why anyone would think boarding is being removed . Stealth is a reduction in emissions , not invisibility . There are no Iwin buttons . Say the prowler can magnetically attach itself to the hull . There would be no reason why a turrets couldnt blow it away . Boarding has always been intended to be a major task that would require a large team and planning . It should take a combination of EMP , Hacking , and physically rendering the defenses inoperable as well as disabling the engines . Why choose a prowler over a cutlass ? You can carry more troops , and there are quick ways to disembark . The advantage to having multiple cutlasses is that a lucky shot doesn ' t take out your whole boarding crew . I see capturing a Javelin taking many hours , from reducing the ships ability to fight , boarding and subduing the crew , repairing all the damage so it can be moved , defending against a counter attack by pissed off org mates , and getting away . If anyone thought it would be easier then this , they haven ' t thought it through .