Hey everyone, i'm a newb at Sins but im pretty seasoned in startegy games overall.

just got a bunch of questions and dont want to bump old threads (which are prolly outdated with all these new patches)

Here we go:
#1, if theres like, i dunno 7 vasari desolators all with lvl 3 phase missle barrages. then is say...100 disciple ships jump in and get in range of the barrage from each desolator, then can the desolators own each of those ships in just 1 shot essentially?

#2 TEC/Vasari orbital refineries.. mad expensive, worth the cost?

#3 refinery quotas, what does this mean exactly..?

#4 TEC and overall statergy-->are the ress production upgrades worth upgrades fairly early on? what about 2 hours into a game, or 3 or 4. when do those upgrades become useful if at all? Im just curious because my old strategy against hard computers was to build up a huge economy, expand plenty and take control of choke points and utilize lots of defenses. but is this worth it? but after reading on these forums a bit, im not so sure this is viable.