[Fyron]

Hehe. True, true. Thing is, there are a LOT of players that don't realize this... and that it can be discouraging to play a game for six months only to lose because you didn't realize the significance of race design options. I'd rather these sort of tactics be downplayed, and that a newish player can learn from his mistakes in time to make a difference in his current game(s).

That all depends on who you play against. I've won some PBW games with really crappy empire designs.