why build starships

[Phoenix-D]

That works if the Starbase is around a planet, but if you've got a load of them parked on the other side of the WP, the enemy ships HAVE to come in range. The result can be..messy..especially if you get to fire first.

My Last PBW game, I had a well-defended warp nexus. Between the sats, space stations, and starbase, it took out at least a megaton (!) of shiping..most of that AI, admittedly, but the Starbase opened fire without taking fire first, since this was a 1.41 game, I was second player, and the attacker rarely got to fire a shot.

EDIT: yup. Just checked that game, and the starbase alone had 7000kt worth of kills! So they do fire without being fired on first, IF a target gets into range..

Phoenix-D

[This message has been edited by Phoenix-D (edited 18 November 2001).]