by ghbell
We are having the exact same issue with the orbitals. 2 games last night and massively disappointed in the Exiles.The orbitals cost 6. That is a massive pain as materials are so difficult to come by. Then you can only build 1 per hex. So, with CRAPPY blueprints, orbitals make it so that you spend a premium to BADLY defend a hex.
So, as for Cloaking. The power is super powerful and annoying.
Since I couldn't win a battle with them, I built interceptos and put an extra drive on them.
I then just swarmed with interceptors. I had neutron bombs, so regularly burned down systems. He tried to kill the interceptors but I could easily just move to a different system since they were so hard to pin.
The thing is, I was just losing my stuff and taking his. Then I would lose them again and then take another.
Ultimately it was a losing proposition.
The Exiles are aptly named. They can't hold anything, and I suspect in my group they will now not ever be played.
Somebody enlighten me and let me know what I am missing, but I tend to totally agree with the OPP