Some newbie protection would indeed be useful I think. I wouldn't want to start playing and end up smack in the middle of a field of aggressive veterans waiting to pick off anyone unfortunate enough to be too close.
Also, I'm pretty close to your Embassy 2 planet, and have contemplated attacking it... would this earn me the fury of the creator? :p
edit: and since you are here now, could we interest you in joining BattleMaster?
