[mikay]

Launch cost and E shortage did help to curtail the bigger players and they certainly wouldn't do the current launch/recall tactics that amount to more fleets launched a day and more people being unable to defend.

Finance centres are great - but they tend to make the large/small difference even more significant.

The bug with building destruction means anyone who gets hit constantly loses their structures - if this actually worked and you never lost buildings unless stry were specifically targetted that would be a slight advantage to the smaller guys.

Bottom line is being at the bottom of teh PA foodchain sucks ass and that is the key thing that needs fixing.