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Re: Don't Let the Stars Fade Away Tue, 22 May 2007 09:35 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Innocence wrote on Tue, 22 May 2007 14:49

LOL, yea but if micro management pays off players WILL micro manage.


As well they should, since the "No thanks, I'll micromanage my 1500+ freighters by myself" option will always exist. Rolling Eyes

But other players should be able to choose NOT to micromanage, or at least not so extensively, without losing all their chances to win for their "lazyness"

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Removing freighters as seperate ships doesn't necessarily mean removing raiding and disruption. You could still do blockades and if desired implement an abstract system where minerals sent to system are captured if the system is under blockade.


Well, blockading is different than raiding. Razz Also, that "abstract system" needs to be not much more complex than plain freighters and also appeal to the Pirate that everyone of us is at heart. Pirate


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This might even give the Mass Drivers a comeback - they're not much used as it is. Perhaps then PP will finally be a PRT worth playing Smile


The trouble with PP is scarcity of minerals. Allow them to fling pop too and we'd be talking some progress. Twisted Evil


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As for SS and SD they're very strong PRT's regardless of raiding freighers or not Smile


Well, with CAs, JoaTs, ISs, and even ITs no longer needing to protect their civilian shipping, their Econ advantage would increase. Confused


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I'm all for automating certain features, but if you leave an opening for the player to make adjustments you need the automation to be 100% effective or the player will end up micro managing anyway.


90% or even 75% effective could be enough, as long as it keeps MM to a minority portion of every turn. Sherlock


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I recall reading about this. However I don't see the need of such a bank - the minerals should still be present on each system - I'm only out for the freighters Smile


Bank -> taxes/reserves/centralized research -> justification for automated pop migrations and "third-party" mineral/goods shipments. Bounce Also enabling "economic warfare", whatever that would mean for Stars. Teleport

All in all a not quite welcome loss of control, where Total Control is one of the few key features of Stars. Cool

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Anyway, ask ten players and you'll get ten different suggestions on how to change/improve/remove a feature. My point is merely that adding a crapload of features to Stars! and removing all limits (like ship designs) wont necessarily make it a better game.


Again, wholeheartedly agree. Nod



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