I think this was initially done in a very early release so that each faction had craft of comparable strength, but keep lower level missions playable. Seriously, you'd not want to pit vanilla Defenders against vanilla Sabres right? Or a starfly against beefed Defenders?
Wide awake in a world that sleeps, enduring thoughts, enduring scenes. The knowledge of what is yet to come.
From a time when all seems lost, from a dead man to a world, without restraint, unafraid and free.
Mostly retired Discovery member. May still visit from time to time.