I played a game recently (my last game before acquiring the new expansion) where I (Empire) had correctly guessed the rebel base location (Dantooine) without actually revealing it however. Round timer was on 10 while rebel marker was on 11. The Empire's fleet including a fully armed Death Star was one (subjugated) system away from the base (Mygeeto if I recall correctly). During the assignment phase, the Rebel player used Lando's action card to move the imperial ground units away from Mygeeto. On the Empire's turn, I moved my fleet from Mygeeto to Dantooine but couldn't reveal the base because I had no more ground units to transport. Still I had Tarkin sitting on the Superlazer online project card ready to activate on my next turn. Then the rebel player (without revealing his base) moved his fleet from the rebel base space to Dantooine. The space combat lasted a single round. The rebel fleet was wiped out but in the process the rebel players destroyed 3-health worth of my space ships and therefore played an objective card allowing him to win the game.
I do recognize I lost the game per the official rules, but still I find the context a bit "strange". Yes the rebels rallied enough reputation to start the decline of my Empire but I wiped out their fleet and I'm/was about to blow their base with the Death Stars and there's nothing they could have done to prevent thaht. I can just imagine conversation in the galaxy "Hey have you heard about how the Rebellion stand up against the Empire at the space battle of Dantooine, inflicted them some great loss?" "Yes I did! We should rally and join the rebellion" "Well there is only one major problem, following the battle, the Empire annihilated the rebels with their Death Star" "Long live to the Emperor!!!"