Jeez, I didn't know there was a SC subforum here
I'm annoyed that team Damage and team AEM got eliminated from the Next Great Starship comp

. You would think that a pair of automotive designers would be able to come up with a decent ship (Damage).
Anyhow... I've backed for a Constellation and a Hornet, myself. As far as alpha slots go, I would imagine that they would increase the capacity of Alpha slots as they did last time around. It also appears as though they secretly add a couple of alpha slots on a daily or weekly basis. I've added the last digit of taken and available alpha slots every now and then, and sometimes I get an odd number, sometimes even. Something sneaky is probably happening behind the scenes