Well, I think that just about does it for me with this game - just lost two more mission ships  - one on an encrypted mission @ only 60% of my power and one on an encounter @ about 80% of my power.

There is no room for any planning or strategy when the results are such a lottery!!!!

I'm not sure what has been changed, but it has not been for the better.

Just makes the game more of a lottery and frustrating.

I've lost 3 mission ships to fleets substantially less in power to mine.  All on main game.  Two were on encryption missions and one was on an encounter.

One of them was on only about the 6th mission after I have made the fleet, so I was rightly more annoyed about that one!!

What has changed to cause this - it wan't a problem last few rounds??