It seems like the only times I've been thoroughly stomped have been in late-game battles with the Vasari. (I play Advent). I just haven't found a way to counter missile frigate spam, with all that dreaded shield-bypassing tech. Even with support ships at the ready, I just can't seem to get the upper hand verses a vasari fleet of equal strength. Ideas? Thoughts? Taoist proverbs?
CinderSoul
totally agree with camomilk about being able to reduce your fleet logistics research. It stinks to own half of a huge map, then suddenly, you can't rebuild even a tiny fleet if you get wiped out.
Voice acting for the pirates! :D Just two or three different sound bytes for when they set out or attack. It would make me smile even as they blow me out of orbit. Appropriately pirate-ish, of course. Some more character portraits. (Female TEC officer would be really cool.) Improve the ICO interface a bit. (We really don't need to know whenever someone joins and leaves the channel, at least at the lobbies, and keep it from reseting the scroll-box on the side when peopl
In large groups, especially in conjunction with a main battlefleet, drone cruisers will make your enemies tear their hair out. They have to choose between your heavy hitters and that group of carriers fleeing around the edge of the gravity well. Good times. Of course, I play Advent, might be less effective with other factions.