probably the best thing about the unrestricted max force size was that you got the impression you were scavenging everything in sight and were the poor downtrod rebel you were cast as, fighting against an enormous (if a little slow on the uptake) empire.

i never really got the sensation that i was in possession of a superior technology artifact as is implied in hw2. after all, even with all the jumps, the enemy always appeared in front with large numbers of ships, often with well prepared ambushes. the sort of concentration exhibited doesn't exactly imply to me that the taidan travelled all that much slower.