FT: Sorry I Ever Mentioned Fighters

Ok, since it was my question(s) that started this whole firestorm, and since
the participants in the debate are far beyond my rookie understanding of the
game, I'm going to draw a couple conclusions and then WITHdraw from the
debate.

First of all, I never assumed to have the authority to state categorically
that fighters are/are not overpowered.  My only concern was that if they

are, it should be proven as a general truth, not merely as a quirk of design
that makes FB1 ships vulnerable to them. If they ARE, then fine, change the
rules to fix that some. If not, leave well enough alone.

While I'm still unconvinced, I do see some validity, especially in recent
examples, to the arguement that they are overpowered. The most convincing
examples, however, were against individual sjhips with their PDS. I'm curious
as to how adding a fleet configuration with ADFC changes this.

IF it's proven to me that fighters ARE overpowered, then the increased
capability of allowing PDS to fire on ALL fighters in range seems to make
sense and seems to cover the alleged inconsistency in fighter damage to
points.

Of course, I'm sure both sides will disagree with me now. ;-)

3B^2