I can build 100+ battleships in 4 hours. Once you have strong economy there is no problem in building ships or replacing them as needed. In fact I have built already 2285 ships (about 1000 battleships). The game does not require attacking other peoples colonies or home worlds. There are 5 ways to win this game. I do not think that mechanics are poor. To the contrary. The game is already well balanced with more improvements coming soon. Sure there are some things I wish there were done differently but nothing is a stopper for me.