I agree they totally don't make the game more interesting but without wanting to sound too hipster the meta is where it's at
also I'm not sure I agree that they should be used in extreme cases only either, isn't this game supposed to be about war? and not about mutual agreements between alliance hc's and old friends from past rounds that don't really matter anymore?
id just find it entirely garbage that I can build ships that can hinder a planet but not get to use them due to classes and politics