well you need to learn to play first and the training alliance is for that purpose! as for me i won't miss you    also don't complaine that a few good players are in the same alliance you guys need to get together and find your best players to give us a challange you will find that when you earn some respect people won't attack you as much and you will get the chance to grow

well i'm just a player but what's the point in having marine pods when youv'e kill pvp  

I agree with what is being said about making planets safe from attacks as the cost is now to high. So one alternative is not to have planets play such a major role in ones economy. another is do away with planets , another is make the defenses of the stations play a greater role in the protection of the planet another is give the colonists a higher combat rating, another is allow the purchase of marines for the planets you can go as far as having special forces if you want but the turn cost has gotten out of hand . and pvp is now basically gone as long as you can buddy neb or alt neb so your ships are not at risk. this is just my opinion and doesn't carry any weight in the game. also you can just raise the turn items frequency or raise the size of items to compensate for the difference.