Upkeep costs only come into affect later in matches. In the early game having many ships can deter an opponent and let them let you have a planet. Upgrades are useless until later when you have the money or the advantage. If you feel comfortable and have extra resources, then by all means go for it, but numbers always bests upgrades, in almost all games they do! Upkeep costs really come into affect only if the match lasts more than 1 to 2 hours, if shorter than that it doesn't really
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