Why don't ships obey their $@#$@# fleet orders

[Taera]

Personaly when i create fleet designs i always put an APB or PPB to every ship (including transports, missile ships, carriers) to keep the formation. I always count the max. number for the given formation and try to keep at the number. Makes me have several fleets but thats not a bad thing.

I'll also say that i strongly use Turbine and Butterfly formations and those do work very well for me, keeping the enemy under fire while ships always move making the enemy unable to hit the same ship twice in a row. When armor and shields are there, the life expectanct of my fleets rise greatly. I do not understand why everyone here hates formations so much, they are obviously underrated. at least, this is my opinion.