if the game makers really want some epic boss's they should have a contest where players make the best auto-ships for different tiers of combat.
between 1 and 50
between 51 and 150
between 150 and 300
between 300 and 500
between 500 and 750
between 750 and 1000
and of course 1000+
my ship has 1155 pieces, and i can easily add to it until it has over 5000...maybe even 10k but it would completely and utterly crash the entire game if i tried
i think having a space limit as well as a piece limit is important. keeps things fair.