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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I have to agree and forward Sureloss' argument here; if the borg were actually very interested in assimilating the federation, they could have probably done so by sending 5-6 cubes at once. We know they're capable of amassing forces like this, Voyager flew past a fleet of 9 cubes at one point. Seven is present as the borg assimilate a world with multiple cubes as well (seemingly a much less advanced target than the federation...)
Yeah, the federation was far, far away from regular borg space. And there are also some relatively powerful enemies between them and the federation (the romulans, pre destruction of romulus at least, for example). Yet, with transwarp technology it shouldn't have been a real issue to make an overwhelming assault on earth a priority if the borg REALLY wanted to do it.
IMO there's a bit of a farming element going on, similar to Icheb's planet. The federation is pumping out new ideas and new technology at a pretty unreal clip. The borg might be quite content to let them thrive far away and just occasionally go in for a nice harvest of fresh biological and technological distinctiveness. We're like a raspberry patch.
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There was a book series about 15 years ago-- Destiny, I think?-- that touched on the Borg finally invading the Federation with thousands of cubes.
The first two invasions were testing the waters, scouting out the Federation's technology, weapons capabilities, etc. The events of the Voyager finale all but decimated the Borg, and the threat level of the federation shot up the list.
That's a clumsy summary. I used to love Star Trek fiction: they were light and fluffy, and I could tear through a novel in an afternoon, but it was never really about retaining plot details.