[StarShadow]

Quote:
".. because in real life,ships don't bristle with weapons.."

Except, this isn't real life, it's a game. I can't speak for anyone else, but if I wanted realism I'd play a flight sim, or for even more realism, I'd shut the computer off and go do something else..

Edit:

No offense intended, but when you consider the entire premise of the game isn't very (or, at all) realistic, asking for more realism is rather pointless, and tends to end up sucking a lot of fun out of games like this.