Re: [FT] CPV vs. NPV

Oerjan Ohlson wrote:

> Hugh Fisher wrote:
>
>> >IME, this goes a long way to solving the Large/Small ship imbalance,
>> >allowing a few more ships in a small-unit-only force going up
against a
>> >contingent of BCs.
>>
>> Unlike the massed fighter issue, is this large/small ship
>> imbalance something that needs to be solved?
>
>
> Yes.
>
>> If a well-handled dreadnaught always beats the same points
>> value of well-handled cruisers or destroyers, isn't that
>> what ought to happen?
>
>
> The points values are intended to be a tool for generating forces of 
> roughly equal strength in one-off tactical battles.
>
> This means that if you choose two forces with the same points value 
> and pit them against one another, each of them should therefore win 
> roughly half of the battles.
>

I beg to differ. The above can only apply to balanced fleets. If players

are using fairly specialist fleets, there is no way in which a point 
system can compensate for this (e.g. a fleet with NO fighter defence 
against an 'all' fighter fleet). It is the players responsibility to 
create a USEFUL combination within the points system determined frame.

Cheers,

Derk