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Mzyxptlk · 8 Oct 2014, 10:31

Having each class only worry about a handful of other classes has been a staple of PA stats for ages. Classes commonly don't target themselves, and that already limits the remaining number of classes that Fi, Co, Cr and Bs can interact with to 3.

That said, I agree that reducing that to just 2 classes is very restrictive, and if one of those classes ends up being underused, you have a major problem. Unfortunately, that restriction is pretty much inherent in full ST stats. Roiding fleets with 3 ships are significantly weaker than those with just 2 because they have to spread their value around more, negating much of the offensive quality of ST stats. That limits your choices either to interacting with just 2 classes or allowing 0-loss defense.

8 Oct 2014, 10:31	#325
Mzyxptlk mz. Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,587	Re: Stats - Round 59 and beyond Having each class only worry about a handful of other classes has been a staple of PA stats for ages. Classes commonly don't target themselves, and that already limits the remaining number of classes that Fi, Co, Cr and Bs can interact with to 3. That said, I agree that reducing that to just 2 classes is very restrictive, and if one of those classes ends up being underused, you have a major problem. Unfortunately, that restriction is pretty much inherent in full ST stats. Roiding fleets with 3 ships are significantly weaker than those with just 2 because they have to spread their value around more, negating much of the offensive quality of ST stats. That limits your choices either to interacting with just 2 classes or allowing 0-loss defense. __________________ The outraged poets threw sticks and rocks over the side of the bridge. They were all missing Mary and he felt a contented smug feeling wash over him. He would have given them a coy little wave if the roof hadn't collapsed just then. Mary then found himself in the middle of an understandably shocked family's kitchen table. So he gave them the coy little wave and realized it probably would have been more effective if he hadn't been lying on their turkey.