[Strategia_In_Ultima]

In the Starfury demo, I found the amount of slots on the mere Destroyer to be immense; if the screenshots are any indication (Jraenar Frigate) the same thing is true with SEV. So unless either A.) you've got ships with immense tonnage ratings or B.) you're placing lots of low-tonnage comps (or C.) both) you won't run out of slots, and their main function is to determine component placement i.e. what Slick said about wet navy ship designs.

About the poll; I didn't vote, as I never actually requested slots, but I do think they're a good idea. In my case "no I didn't request it" means "I never really thought about it".