Yes, this is how it all happens most of the time.
But it doesn’t have to be that way and it’s proven that there are more effective and “enjoyable” tactics.
If you go with an arsenal level 5 to a confrontation against an opponent level 5, it is quasi-balanced in your mind but there are collaterals. One of them is resources availability.
I’m not giving a war strategy speech, nor I expect silence afterwards. There is always a derailing answer to any post;.
But let me bring the casino example: Once you cannot enjoy betting for pennies when you can’t afford quarters, you have to leave right away.
When you enter adversary territory, you are exposing yourself to resources proximity in favor of the counterpart. It’s a stupid strategy unless you systematically attack weak portions of the battlefield, which is often miscalled “guerilla warfare”. One of the most successful strategies is to bring the opponent to the exact same disadvantages you are facing, for he will not be ready for them.
When one’s objective is to obliterate an armada in a single battle, you cannot bring less than what guarantees success as close as possible to the chances of withdrawal of the opponent --I said obliterate, not defeat–.
I extended too much on the example… but here’s the point: It’s a wrong strategy to begin with and you should assess preliminarily the chances of bringing the opponent to your turf… you “went” there… perhaps you could make him “come” to you. I know it’s another topic but… this is the main reason I dislike some of the recent changes that are projecting to unsustainable distances. I rather see troops on foot.
Null gives the chance of setting up the scenario --even when you stand the lower ground–. You can truly bait your opponent in Null and the concept of escalation must be well assessed and clear to all ranks, on the projection and defense. This is the reason why I am so adamant on chasing and killing those “small targets I rather dock and wait till they leave”, in case we could be facing the concept of bait and escalation in a long term scenario.
Also this:
But of course with the addition of resources proximity.
Find joy in a frigate, I say!