Who says the stats were soley designed for single class attack fleets...
barringin mind the exact costs/arm/damage may/probily will be tweaked.
lets start off with xan Fi (or even xan fi/co)
xans will have an early advantage of not being able to be properly scaned for the first 200 ticks or so.
V terrans whilst I did want banshee init to be a 4 I have been told by others that it would overpower xans (apparently...to be tested for confirmation)
A xan can easily roid terrans by sending in the co backup as the spirits hit the harpys/terran fi and the phantoms hit the nixies before either ship get to fire baring in mind that xans have the cloak advantage so you never know what is to be sent. kinda reminds you of r14
v caths a suffient amount will be able to roid them 0 loss.
v xans if there isnt suffient wraiths to hit the fi then it is very much a roidable option. using the old play chicken tactic.
v ziks probily the easiest option to start off with.
v etd yet again in suffient number it becomes a 0 loss roiding option.
def ships the only thing that gets a free hit is the harpy which fires only after every other xan fi ship (apart from pods) and this is on the basis that it is a pure fi fleet. FA scans cant reveal what exactly is being sent wether it is pure fi or fi/co combo. there are 3 ally eta def ships that gets it cut in before it fires. 2 are emp 1 is the xan wraith which is to prevent another r15. and there are other def option like the thief that only get a cut in after once everything else fire inc pods.
Cath co...
V Terrans have a 0 loss ally eta def option. although expensive to build in terms of effectiveness.
V caths 0 loss option up until the point where they can get widdowmakers.
V xans would be able to freely roid xans if the fleet compositions are right. up until the point where the xans can start to build spectres then xans have a 0 loss def option. (then again they are gonna need that as roach flak come later on in the game...what this space.)
V Ziks should be an easy option.
V Etds should be a fesible option depending on fleet compositions.
def options ally eta options are nixies for the 0 loss option, spiders that get their cut in first. as for anything else throw as much fi flak as possible to allow cutlasses and phatoms to fire.
Zik destroyers...
V terrans they should be a nightmare and rightly so.
V Xans genrally a no go area with this fleet. (not without capped pegs at least.)
V caths a fesible attack option depending on fleet compositions. A 0 loss attack option.
V ziks not recommended. (one of the main reasons for this was to reduce the likelyhood to stop ziks boucing off each other for free cr)
V etd I wouldnt recommend it but could be done if the investor cap was going to be decent. (if there is fair amount of decent drakes/pegs are capped with the ziks 0 loss cap option.)
Ally eta def options.
vegbonds as 0 loss options to start off may lose this. (until capped pegs but this taken into consideration.) thiefs are also 0 loss cap option. also banshee are also a 0 loss option aswell even tho they are part of an attack fleet.
Terran de
V other terrans... should be a roidable (especially early on) option but chicken tactics might have to played from pt200 ish onwards. depends on fleet compositions etc
V xans a possible roiding option depending on fleet compositions. chicken tactics would have to played here... tbh there are far easier roiding options.
V cath 0 loss attack here.
V ziks not recommended as they have thiefs (0 loss cap option) and pirates (fire first) I couldnt rule them out as a roiding option. would depend on fleet compostions etc.
V etd should be a decent roiding option esecially to start off may become more trickier later on in game. (vagabonds should be anti zik de but not so much anti terr de and investors fire after drakes... also there is scope for etd to aquire dragons and pirates as anti de from mid to end game.)
ally eta def options... banshee and vagabonds whilst it will be sore from pegs may need suffient fi flak to spread out the damage for as a def option just like you would send out flak damage for example harpys and mandrakes just as you would send out as you would v cath co or cr
thiefs are a 0 loss eta ally def option. this is where testing is a good thing to see if it is balanced
etd frig...
V terrans... although mandrakes are 0 loss def v and terrans have syrens (which although are good armoured fire after dealers) a good frig fleet with sending co fleet could de a decent roiding/cap option for etd.
V caths 0 loss attack option depending on fleet compositions again.
V xans generally a no go zone.
V ziks very much a roid/cap option.
V etd a possible roid option "chicken" may need be required... would depend on fleet compositions etc.
ally def options... mandrakes are the only 0 loss option other ships would get targetted... vipers and spirits get their cut in first but would get targtted back rangers fire at same time.
xan frig...
whilst not much of a roiding fleet on its own... baring in mind that xans will have cloaked ships and cant be readily scaned except for pods and Sks.
V terrans generally a no go if there is a decent amount of syrens.
V caths a possible roiding option also 0 loss if the fleet composition are correct or vipers are out roiding etc.
V xans generally a no go zone.
V ziks not recommended unless xp whoring.
V etd whilst frig option would be sore due to voyagers getting a free hit nothing to stop a xan from sending fr/de combo (yet again having the cloak advantage providing there is no Sks in there
) from roiding etd with the correct fleet compositions.
ally def options mandrakes can be used but would have to wait until they have been fired on before returning fire. Viper, rangers and spirits would get a free hit but would be in for a shock if there is any spectres hidden in the fleet.
Cath cr
V Terrans... a tricky roid option only if the fleet compostions are right.
V Caths... a possible roid option will depend on fleet compositions
V Xan... very much a roid option. suffient roach etc.
V ziks... a possible roid option will depend on fleet compositions.
V etd... will be a sore one due to them dealers getting a free hit at good damage.... tbh alot easier roiding options.
ally def options... throw in as much de or bs flak as you can to allow the cruiser targetting ships a shot, also there is frig class anti cr like the scarab and dealer that would get a free hit.
Zik cr or cr/bs
V terrans a tricky roid/cap option but by no means to be ruled out. May need to use bs (pirats etc) to take out any de that would get a good hit into the cr like the drake for example and suffient cr there to steal bs to make it worthwhile because the wyverns will get their cut in first.
V caths a possible roid/cap option... due to what caths have ship wise target cr zik cr tends to steal.
V xans ghost would get a free hit into a pure zik cr... one possibility is to attack xan with bs/cr the pirates/bs would be disposable ships to protect the cr from ghosts, although shadows would then hit the bs the cr would be left free to steal the frigs.
V ziks rogues are there as a 0 loss cap def options to stop ziks bouncing off other ziks although it is possible to do...if a bs/cr combo was used the deffending marauders would get a free lunch into the pirates/other bs.
V etd a possible roid/cap option is the fleet compostions are right.
ally eta def options ghosts, rogues and drakes get a free hit (until capped roach/investors) for de. for frig scarabs,dealers fire before the buccs.
for bs class anti cr you have wyverns, scorpions and brokers.
if a combo fleet is used using cr class anti bs would allow a free hit. (subject to capped bs class anti cr) like marauders and tarants.
Terran bs or bs/cr
V terrans it is possible to send pure bs on the basis of playing chicken for roids.
V caths... would be difficult/near impossible for a terran to roid a cath with either bs or bs/cr without a free kill hit on either class/landable due to losses.
V xans... it will be effectively be date rape using bs/cr... a pure bs fleet would be ceptable to shadows getting in a free hit.
V ziks... tricky one to roid as clippers get their cut in first before any bs fire and if there is suffient cr (marauders etc) it would be a sore one... sending cr would have no major benefits other than to detter frig class anti bs def (then again the syrens would be 1 extra thing to target
)
V etd would be very tricky to roid using pure bs or bs/cr without heavy losses. possible to xp whore if the merchant count is low enough.
ally def options for pure bs fleets use frig class anti bs as it is 0 loss (notice how etd would be volunteering to offer merchants to their DCs
)
like merchants, shadows and mantis. if a terran sent bs/cr the only thing that would get a free hit would be bs class anti cr on the syrens. everything else would be targetted.
Etd BS...barring in mind that they have the scope to pickup extra bs from others.
v terrans, would be difficult without picking up a few pirates/dragons as the chims would get a free hit. xp whore option depending on fleet
composition.
V xans... a possible roiding option but would depend on the shadow count otherwise it will be sore.
V Caths... a good roiding option.
V zik... would need to ensure a good broker count otherwise the marauders will be well fed.
V etd a good roiding option but only if the merchant count is low.
ally eta def options de class anti bs like chims and clippers will get a free lunch up until the point where they capp pirates/dragons etc.
cr class anti bs would be 0 loss def until wyverns/scorpions are aquired.
frig class anti bs would be targetted back.