Clarification on Swarm; if drones in a swarm benefit from an increased Pilot rating, can such drones run higher rated autosofts accordingly?
I.e. a swarm of four unmodified MCT Kenchiku-Kikai (Pilot 2) cannot normally run a Smartsoft (as it counts as a Rating 3 autosoft). When slaved to a Device Rating 5 RCC, could one or more drones in the swarm, which now benefit from Pilot 5, run autosofts up to Rating 5 or are they still limited to their Rating 2 pilot?
Furthermore, the rules for swarm states that "for game purposes only use a single weapon’s stats (the others are covered by the action bonuses the swarm receives)". Using the example above of four unmodified MCT Kenchiku-Kikai drones but armed with Ares Alpha assault rifles, would you only ever roll for attack with one of them while they are swarming?
If yes, then this rule seems to heavily encourage paring a single strong(er) combat drone with multiple low-cost drones (like a Microskimmer or Fly-Spy) simply to get the swarm bonus, even if those drones are unarmed. Something to consider when rewriting Swarm, because it definitely needs a rewrite given it's current practically unlimited potential (swarm of Device Rating * 3 drones = +((Device Rating * 3) -1) dice pool modifier, for potentially hilarious results...)