Max and Nico joined the back of the Darkling offensive against the Arisen fleet, with the attack craft nimbly dodging their shots, so neither of them held back on the firepower as they eliminated the Arisen.
The only concession that they made was to not use the Disruptors in wide pattern attacks so that they wouldn't interfere with the attack craft too much and annoy the third party in their fight.
So, they continued to single-target the enemies while the fight wore on, and the attack craft kept anything from getting close enough to threaten them in return.
It really did feel unfair since they could kill without repercussions, but it was exceedingly effective, and that was the only part that really mattered during a battle.