[Cheeze]

Originally posted by geckomlis:
From my perspective, your drone kill on that single mine sweeper won you the game. I should have backed off and regrouped at that point, but I took a chance that you might have skimped on mines to build that fleet I had just scragged. I attempted to perform scorched earth against your homeworld, and promptly lost 12 ships to mines. A high risk, high gain move that failed catastrophically for me. Sometimes lust and greed kills. The game definitely rocked, cradle to grave, for me.

Consider that I thought I had lost the game when I sent my fleet against yours. I realized after I submitted the turn that I hadn't sufficiently determined how under-equipped my ships were to facing yours. That, and some idiotic manuevers in the battle left me virtually defenseless. I figured I should have kept my fleet over my homeworld. All I had left were 2 drones, a pretty good contingent of fighters, and several capable weapons platforms.

In that regard, I was fortunate my drones didn't so heavily damage that sweeper that it couldn't move at all. Stopping that fleet before it hit the minefield could have been devastating for me!!!