A better description would be 'open to abuse'. Not every big fleet will want to lord it over the newer/smaller guys. My fleet certainly doesn't. The way we look at it they're helping us get extra XP and we're helping them get to our level. I expect there'll be a lot of movement in and out of Armadas to begin with, as…
You could easily take away half or even two thirds of that arc and it would have little impact on the overall story. Personally I'd get rid of all the references to the Mirror Universe so I could revamp and reintroduce them in a later season devoted specifically to them.
the armada system seems to be an ideal opportunity for guys such as yourselves, in my humble opinion. If you can ally yourself with a fleet that genuinely wants to help the smaller fleets advance for everyone in the armada's benefit, as we do here at STG, you have access to a massive pool of potential contributors without…
The story line would have made much more sense had we been doing a heist for a critical part of the Krenim ship that only the Iconians had. Instead we have Kargan, who's a cross between Leroy Jenkins and Zzap Branigan based on his decision making, thinking that the best thing to do while we wait for the device to be built…