[quote name='bluntpencil2001' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:06 AM' post='147021']
It would make things horribly time consuming, yes, and looks attractive.
However, this would require a player-wipe.[/quote]
One of those is slowly becoming necessary anyway thou isn't it? We all may not like it, but one is going to need to happen.
[quote name='bluntpencil2001' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:06 AM' post='147021']
Also, nobody wants to have to trade for hours on end to get their first VHF.
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They had HF's under half a million, VHF about 750. They also had the Fighter weapons rebalanced to only 5 different levels. So it wasn't too bad.
[quote name='bluntpencil2001' date='Dec 5 2007, 02:06 AM' post='147021'
And, once those Battleships are bought, they can't permanently die. They will slowly accumulate until we have too many.
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A bit more of a long term problem, yes. No system is perfect, but we may as well make people work for their big toy.