Ragarth

I really don't understand people's comments about "Oh the cost for carriers increasing is ok, because we have more resources overall now and its almost un-noticeable". People, think for a second. Any cost in a game is a RELATIVE opportunity cost. Sure you can still put that unit out, but is it an efficient use of your resources? If it is NOT, someone who DOES use his resources more efficiently will have a BETTER fleet. Which means you lose, unless you have a higher economy. The question

Advent is quite strong in 1.04, in my humble opinion. Advent now has the best scouts, the best light frigates, and the best flak. Their illuminators are now quite good too, even if you DO need 3 labs to get them (and with 5 labs and illum-copy, thats a huge boost). Throw in great abilities like malice, cleansing brillance, etc... Advent is very strong, nobody can complain about them now and be taken seriously IMHO. Regarding the whole resource increase, the fact that we have ra

Haeso, I understand your point about having random planets/resources and it being a pain if your in a "bad start position"... Thats a good point, but at the same time, I think a "type" of tournament that includes random planets/resources is important...It judges how well you ADAPT to a different scenario... If you don't know how far away your opponent is immediately, whether you'll have lots of metal or crystal, etc...It makes things more exciting and require more instant-decision-making. <b

I've been reading people's comments and I'd like to throw out an idea with regard to the "jump star-chain" restriction issue. Personally, I like both ideas: A B C 1) The idea of having a series of star systems be connected by "jump-pathways", whereas ships with jump go from A to B, but can't go from A to C. 2) The idea of having "special jump-drive" ships be able to go from A to C without hitting B. These ships would of course be more expensive, off-jump-lane trave