I've seen so many complaints about carriers and strikecraft lately, I am putting this reply of mine in its own thread. Please note that I do not necessarily "like" carrier spam/strikecraft spam any more than anyone else does, but it isn't an issue of what I like, it's an issue of "picking your poison" so to speak.
If I have to choose which spam to live with in the game, I choose carrier spam. At least that way you actually SEE other unit types (lrf) on the way to carrier spam (the spammer generally "techs through" to get carriers, and needs something in the meantime until carriers can be produced). If we go back to lrf spam, lrf is the only unit you will see. Nothing else, no other unit.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR IN UNIT NERFS. The PJI was nerfed into oblivion coming out of beta. It took a couple of patches before it was put back to anything approaching "usable," and I have still only seen it used ONCE in an online game (and that was an Entrenchment game, with a starbase to protect it). I haven't seen returning armada used since its nerf. EVER. Siege frigs were nerfed, and while I actually applauded that nerf (for once), there are many who say it was an over-nerf, and they are probably right (think about it - who uses siege frigs?). Flak frigs were nerfed... did this create a problem for any of you?
If carriers are nerfed, it will be an over-nerf, and we will have one more useless unit for the game. Fix the flak frig. That's all that needs to be done.
