With all the feedback that's likely to come in, mostly towards balancing, I figured a thread to discuss said balancing would be better than overloading the comments section. Going to kick things off here from the April 3rd patch. Feel free to join me! Let's start:

03/04/15 Patch:

Turanics:

The balancing introduced in this update makes the Turanic Raiders shine in combat. The range increases in the Attacker/Ion Frigate are noticable and fair, as is the increased output of missile corvettes versus capital ships. They are starting to stand on very good terms against their counterparts. The speed and agility boosts on the Multigun Cruiser, as well as improved effectiveness versus collectors, were good calls. Now, not only is closing the gap problem very well solved, the MGC feels more fitting to the 'light' profile; low drag, much ferocity.

Kadeshi:

The balancing and fixes also addressed some of the issues plaguing the Kadeshi. The income is flowing a little more when the Carrier is now involved. Advanced Swarmers are still effective against fighters but no longer feel as if normal Swarmers don't have a place once you've unlocked the design and missile pod upgrades. Hive Frigates are in a reasonable place when in combat currently but somewhat on the fence about the Drones; will be keeping an eye on them. Kudos on fixing the Pulsar Swarmers against Fighters and Corvettes; they are no longer a game-breaker in that field. Finally, the increased resource cost and reduced capacity for Resource Swarmers has helped to somewhat dampen their excessive income in-game.

Overall Thoughts:

An excellent, well-rounded balancing update. Turanics are in the clear combat wise and find themselves fighting a good, even fight. Kadeshi still have a bit of a reign for the moment due to Pulsar Anti-Capital effectiveness and Resource Collector build times. Otherwise, there is an aura of fairness starting to come around them.

After re-reviewing my previously submitted feedback, as well as current stats and times compared to counterparts, my thoughts stand at:

-Increasing the Kadeshi Resource Collector buildtime from the current estimation of 6-7 seconds up to 10-11 seconds would help ease the lingering monopoly I'm seeing. I also believe there could be an adjustment of the Turanic Resource Collector buildtime to help match its current price and stats. At present, estimation is at 26-27 seconds. Increasing to 29-30 seconds would seem like a comfortable/reasonable time for it.

-The suggested firerate reduction for Pulsar Swarmers is aimed at breeding diversity with their counterparts as well as resolving lingering power issues. Like all other Kadeshi craft, they should have the element of speed and firepower. It's just a matter of them having a bit much right now because of their firerate. 15-25% would seem like an optimal reduction. As an alternative, a weapon range reduction by a similar amount could also potentially work.