this Strategy must be broke

[AgentZero]

I don't think there's anything 'wrong' with that strategy in terms of it being a way around the way SE4s mechanics are supposed to work. In fact, I can even think of historical precedent for it. My grandfather used to build cargo ships during WW2 on the west coast of Canada. I remember him saying a lot of the time he said they only built enough of the boat so it could get itself around to the east coast for loading, and most of the work on the inside of the ship (crew quarters etc) was done en route. Sure, they were cargo ships and not warships but the principle is the same.

[Roanon]

Hey Gandalf, you stole my standard strategy !

Well, I never considered it to be anything special. I always thought this was the only way to play once you have baseships, and even worth considering for battleships and up. Especially in a larger/longer game where you have enough resources at some point and only need to build ships fast.

Drawback? Weakness? Not good against humans? I don't see it. If you cannot even protect this single system with the retrofit/repair/train facilities from an enemy attack, you would have lost with any other strategy anyway...