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The outcome of the round obviously depends massively on player choice.


The more players that go FI/CO, the better FI/CO is. The more players go CR/BS, the better CR/BS is. FR/DE is generally self regulating (since FR/DE fleets often target FI/CO/CR/BS leaving an anti FR/DE defence fleet)

What I think I've learned from this round is that there needs to be a very good anti FI/CO ship, particularly something that'll deal with xands. A defensive killship that fires at the same init (albeit maybe less efficient than last round's harpy), or non-xand FR/DE that shoot first. (The beetle's t2 was also a disastrous idea)

This help reduce public perception of the power of FI/CO and should improve balance.