Yes, it got much harder. This is the new normal. The game is now loseable and you have no serious chance of taking on the doms for several years on impossible. However...once the coalition is down to a very limited number of systems (3, I think) then the only dom that will attack is Keller. He attacks with slightly weaker forces than the others that you can actually hope to take on with a rocket launcher and/or frequent planet landing, and if you take him on in the black hole and beat him, your remaining system(s) will be safe and able to develop to the point the coalition can start fighting back.
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