Thanks, @Makhil & @mz. Great feedback and valid points. @mz, I totally missed that lore part, that might actually help us balance the things out, else Ziks especially would be a huge problem for the Ashtaari. Caths are an entirely different situation and the balance between them and the Ash is going to be very... hm, precarious. We need to make sure Ash's ships are not an easy match for the EMP since EMPed ships won't reflect any damage.
@Paisley, it's a good idea. I've thought about giving the defensive and offensive ships a different kind of shields as both reflect and health shield will be too much. It's a something to think about in the future as there will be enough changes as it stands, imho. Thanks for the feedback