I crunched some numbers, and made this chart:
Personly, I would have a hard time justifying going over the 200 point fleet, and even that is pushing it when I only planned to buy 1 core, and one of each expansion.
How many ships do you need?
Upgrades will chew up a lot of points, though.
Which I was so glad to see. Upgrades and commanders are expensive making that extra punch a real investment. My idiot self was looking for those 1 and 2 point upgrades only to realize that we are talking about a great deal of points here so no wonder these guys ate expansive. Please tell me we will be seeing a great deal more commanders being released. I want to see a great deal of different tactics and approaches, not simple crush with the cracker jack box builds some games provide.