[Fyron]

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Well, there could be a number of reasons...
1) You don't actually have any defenses.
- you came from a storm system or a chain of nasties.
- you came through an ally's territory.
2) You have a special, alternate defense plan.
- A black hole system, plus ion cannon frigates.
- A star destroyer.
3) Your defenses are not mobile.
- Lots of sats, fighters, mines, and bases rather than ships.
- Your defenses are planet based, with a warppoint in orbit.

That all goes back to this statement:
"SJ, if you allow raiding fleets to enter your empire, you haven't defended yourself properly."


You shouldn't pick allies that will allow your enemies to pass through their territory, whether voluntarily or because they don't have the strength to stop them.

Immobile defenses are not to be relied upon.