Well in its defense, the Ankylon WAS in the pool earlier.
cefnoy
Put some useful information about how he was playing so that you couldn't catch him. This will 1) help devs see if there are some changes that need to be made before the game's release and 2) make you seem less like you're stomping your foot because the other guy didn't want to play the game you wanted him to.
What if instead of moving the Stripped to the Core tech farther up the tree, you were to reduce the amount of resources gained and add an upgrade a level or two higher in the tech tree that would give you increased resources from stripping planets? (When I say increased resources from stripping, I mean to the level that it currently gives you.) Also, upping the timer/increasing the damage of neutral siege frigs so you can stop ninja stripping planets would help bring the strategy