Stepping back into this thread after 7 months. I've made my share of mistakes in learning (and have a few moons now from others mistakes). I think overall it is not that the game is too tough, or that players need more protection, but, that the advice given to new players is misleading. Almost all a...

One thing also is that some people are just going to attack you knowing they will take a loss. However, the more painful you can make it for them the better you feel. for example, yesterday one of my planets was attacked. The attacker sent 1500 battle cruisers and 50 large cargo ships. I had 1907 ro...

It's extremely hard to enter a long running game and build up a high rank. To0 many top ranked players who are hunting for inexperienced players leaving their fleets unattended. You have to read through the forums carefully and even then you have to practice tactics. Assume you will be hunted and pl...