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Originally posted by Bone:
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ship stealing is well accounted for by most PBW players?

Ship capture only works (on PBW) when it comes as a surprise. It’s too easy to defend against, and the tactic is getting so well known now that many players (me included) puts up the defences automatically.

That said; it’s an important part of a combined arms strategy, together with mines, fighters (or missiles) and stealth armor (Could also put engine destroyers and shield depleters in this Category).

Keep your enemy confused and constantly reconfiguring his ships to counter different threats and fleets and you are halfway to victory

You really should try PBW sometimes. It does not have to take a lot of time, but it requires that you can put in time on a regular basis. Some games require making turns every day, but there are also games that only requires one turn a week.