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Originally Posted by Agerus
stats are one thing. Common sense is the other.
if you compare the effectiveness of Cath CR fleet to those of Xan Fi you should get the impressinon that Cath are overpowered. Also compare how well both races can steal stuff.
Also try to attack a Terran with Cath Co, its another 0 loss combo.
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So what? You're not quoting common sense there, you're quoting ship stats - abstract "what if" battle calculations.
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real world Cath do not have an advantage over other races. There may be certain circumstances in which Cath are "overpowered" in terms of the relative strengths of specific individual ships. The fact that the average Cath is not doing significantly better than the average Xan or Zik proves the point that
ship stats aren't everything. Perhaps Cath need some of the advantages they have in attacking to make up for the fact that they are far more likely to be attacked than any other race?
The only way to achieve real balance is to eiliminate races altogether. Since that would probably make the game more boring, we are going to have to accept that perfect ship stat balance is never going to happen and probably wouldn't be desirable anyway. Achieving good game balance involves considering a number of factors, of which the ship stats are only one. To make the game fun, it may sometimes be necessary to give some races certain advantages to counteract other (sometimes less obvious) weaknesses that they have (for example, Xan do not require CR/BS ships - this compensates for the disadvantage of slow research time).
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