The Z-Axis exploit can be done with anything, not just Vasari starbases.  Personally I think it's the biggest exploit in the current version.  Now, that's not to say that bugged illums aren't a problem, but they don't render starbases expensive paperweights...

True, it just seems people complain more when the Vasari starbase is used. The quotes above where from watching a replay from a recent game and watching the two players whisper at each other. In fairness the guy who was the victim of the exploit didn't whine to us about it but he did quit when he could have stayed in the game a little longer.

It's not really an issue against the AI. The idea is to have the AI cheat against you not the other way around. Anyways the AI is not good about fortifying it's positions (repair, pji, hangers, etc) so it is relatively easy to take down a starbase.

The illum bug is not very avoidable as long as you play advent.  There is less malicious intent with it.  The Z-axis bug is completely avoided unless you INTENTIONALLY use it.  The person using it intends solely to cheat with it.  That makes it worse in my book.

[_]-Greyfox