I didn't even know this existed: http://ic-wiki.com/wiki/Milky_Way_Beta_1

"It was possible to send out a fleet and then to recall only the transporters while the troops would continue to move... after more and more players discovered this "feature", troops were generally refered to as equipped with parachutes. One of the sideeffects of having troops attacking without being in transports, the airfight became basically obsolete since it wasn't possible to shoot down those troops."

That made me laugh.

Take a look at that, just for the read.  This was before my time but man it sounds awesome.  It's interesting to read about IC's "smaller" player base, which it has come back to.

Who knows, maybe IC's "second wave" is imminent.