Quoted from JoelOmatik:ST Stern is still much faster overall, and missed shots are MUCH more forgiving than TNG. The outlanes aren't as murderous and I don't miss the cannons either.
If you played a STTNG out of the box as with the ST, I bet you would be really surprised. Even playing HUO's, despite all the rebuilding and replacing you can do on routed ones, they just never seem to play the same. I've even noticed the same thing on my HUO LOTR LE compared to my friend's routed, but stripped, rebuilt and restored LOTR. Just still not the same.
It kinda is and isn't a WB though really. There is so much space taken up on the sides with the mechs and the targets, down low, the "play" area is more or less standard size. SR has noted he doesn't like the loss of power shots with any widebody, and it appears he tried to eliminate that with STTNG, while still taking advantage of having a bit more to play with for the orbits up high, allowing for more up the middle.
Nice use all in all with a WB pin - standard feel (not that I'm opposed to the other super pins, have owned them all and like them), but adding a ton of stuff in the areas that only take away from tough wide shots.