So, that means for future events we can't use the previous years tokens on the current year. I bet this goes for the winter event as well. That's bollix! Not everyone can play everyday and some times we have to waut 'til an event comes around to get something we've want. Like the Risan Corvette. It took me two years…
I'm really getting sick of the "can't use universal seats" thing. They really need to remove that soon. I know that it would make certain ships (like the B'Rel Refit) more desirable, but then they aren't T6 ships either. I just hope they do a T6 story ship like the Kobali Cruiser that has Pilot seating abilities.
This is partly why I've always loved Star Trek. I follow Takei on Facebook because of his humor and his activism for the LGBT community as well as his work on Japanese Internment Awareness.
I would agree with your assessment of escorts versus cruisers, but there is one thing that you are over looking. The Federation is not a warrior culture. The Klingons use many "escort" type ships because they are cheap, possess lots of firepower, but are good for little else! Starfleet, on the other hand, is more concerned…