On game parameters

I'm ok with the difficulty setting as assigned. However, I'm a bit curious about the absence of speed and sensors picks, as those are IMHO the crucial elements in war. Since offense is king, we always want to pick our battles, not have the AI pick them for us! Do we really need 3 picks in soldiering??? Don't we already have lots of hp going with war party? I'd personally prefer to tone down some of those combat boosts and get better speed and/or intelligence. We will want Grav Accelerators and Eyes of the Universe regardless (probably the two most important early wonders for us,) but putting some picks in those areas will make it less painful if the save/reload penalty causes someone else to snag them from under our nose.