I know this prolly will not happen but I can ask. We need another look at how defenses work or at the very least double if not triple the current value that they give. This would reward designers who research defenses and create more balanced ships and fleets and have the added benefit of having the battles last longer and be a bit more cinematic. We still have the 10x speed if you want to hasten up the movie.
Personally if I know I am going to have a big battle Ill pause and go to free cam and slow it down to 1/2 speed so I can view all the fiery destructive goodness!