It wasn't just that it was curbstompy - it's that the feel of it was curbstompy. the author included large quantities of "oh, hey - the enemies know that they're completely outgunned" and/or "oh, hey - the enemies think that they have a decent chance. They're wrong." Telegraphing the curbstomps like that.... I dunno. It really does take the tension out of it. On the other hand, the fic did have a fairly solid "Nanohaverse pretty much just wins when it goes up against Smoonverse" feel to it for pretyt much the entire thing, so...?
Still, I have to say that I found the end satisfying. Not necessarily fraught with tension throughout (though there were a few tense bits) but satisfying - and I rather liked the epilogue, myself.
Still, I have to say that I found the end satisfying. Not necessarily fraught with tension throughout (though there were a few tense bits) but satisfying - and I rather liked the epilogue, myself.