Ship upgrades, experience, and variety

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About how many different types of ships will Sins feature per team? I've heard the game compared to Supreme Commander, and one serious problem I had with that game was the over-specializaion of units. Are there so many units in Sins that the units are all specialized? I know there are different classes of ships (frigates, cap ships, and smaller ones as well), and I assume there are different types of units within these classes, but just how many different units are we going to be dealing with? One of the reasons I want to play this game is that I absolutely loved Homeworld 2, and I think that game struck the perfect balance with number of units and versatility of those ships.

I know technology upgrades will play a role in the game, but just how important are they? If I compare a non-researched capital ship and a fully-upgraded capital ship, how noticeable (visually and otherwise) will the differences be?

Finally, I heard something about unit experience playing a role. How important will this be in comparison to technology upgrades?

Thanks for reading all this (assuming you did), I know it's a lot of words!
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About how many different types of ships will Sins feature per team? I've heard the game compared to Supreme Commander, and one serious problem I had with that game was the over-specializaion of units. Are there so many units in Sins that the units are all specialized? I know there are different classes of ships (frigates, cap ships, and smaller ones as well), and I assume there are different types of units within these classes, but just how many different units are we going to be dealing with? One of the reasons I want to play this game is that I absolutely loved Homeworld 2, and I think that game struck the perfect balance with number of units and versatility of those ships.
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There are six frigates (scout, light, flak, siege, "assault", colonization), four cruisers, (carrier, two "support", and a heavy), and five capitols. The specialization isn't that great, except for the carrier / flak counter, which is the most pronounced counter in the game.


I know technology upgrades will play a role in the game, but just how important are they? If I compare a non-researched capital ship and a fully-upgraded capital ship, how noticeable (visually and otherwise) will the differences be?
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Capitol ships aren't the best place to talk about upgraded units... but at higher technology levels, your talking about a (potential) 30% difference in HP, shields, weapons damage and a heft armour increase between a fully researched unit, and a non-researched unit.

Finally, I heard something about unit experience playing a role. How important will this be in comparison to technology upgrades?
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Capitol ships are the only unit in the game that gain XP and levels. It plays a major role in their development, as they gain stats per level and abilities as well.
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