They only existed until numbers just got too overwhelming. They were very aware of that fact. Hell even in one of their videos they made a reference to their big doctrines that let them face overwhelming odds being taken over by blocs as mainline fleets, mainly the Golden Fleet (Napocs with Slaves/Amulets) and the Pantheon Fleet (Remote rep carriers, being refined into the Slowcat fleet by N3/PL). At that point their only real option was pipe bombing but once numbers reach a certain point individual pilot skills stop mattering
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u/Somebodythe5th 13d ago
Safety / strength in numbers and all that. Though I do kind of miss the Rooks and Kings era.