Actually, I think that the SoaSE comparison with FL is a massive backfire. You see I used to play this game, and I can guarantee you that fighters and bombers still play a huge role in it.
With the psychic-ninja woman-only faction (forgot their actual name), build a fleet of carriers with some illuminator vessels in support , go for a 1:1 bomber-fighter ratio, a few capitals here and there and you're all set.
Really, swarms of hundreds of fighters and bombers killing a capital ship in little under 30 seconds really is scary. So, if anything, we should all be flying fighters, and only faction leaders should fly capital ships.
On a more serious note, I disagree with a comparison between two completely different games.
