Why nerf the combat system, tell us to change our ship setups, and promise great improvements and new content, only to release a shiny log in screen? Surely if you are going to radically alter the gameplay, you would get the updates sorted out rather than driving away people who used to find this game worthwhile spending time on.
This is the 3rd game of yours I have played Sir E, and since that last update, I am thinking you have screwed up another one. Do you have any others to try before you nerf them?