Originally Posted by
LuckGuy
Are doomstacks really a problem? I thought the existing war system took care of that. If you will lose the fleet battle, just avoid combat and go after planets, force a victory through war score. Isn't that why planets have a much larger effect than ships?
The quadratic nature of naval combat has been known for hundreds of years. More guns means you reduce their fleet faster, which slows the rate which yours is reduced, which gives you a bigger advantage, so even small differences snowball. Midway is the exception, Jutland is the rule.