[Grandpa Kim]

Some excellent and thoughtful observations everyone. I agree the attacker has the advantage and I also think that's the way it should be.

That said, the defense needs a few equalizers. For instance, have you ever had a fleet on defensive duty just waiting for the enemy to open a warp point and send a conquest fleet through? And what do they do when the warp opens and the fleet comes through? Why, nothing at all! They sit there oo-ing and ah-ing at the fireworks display supplied by the enemy. ...And they sit there for a month! Doing nothing!

Surely an "intercept intruders" order wouldn't be too much to ask.

Kim