Energy III and enhanced resources are making life too easy

[x4000]

Oh yeah. Silly me, I'm the "I always want a last stand even though I almost never actually need one" guy too.

[darke]

I think that this is a really smart analysis and the way to go.  Mini research stores that can only be captured through taking the planets -- it's that whole carrot versus the stick thing.  Don't know why I was thinking the stick, the carrot you've suggested is so much better.

Someone has to be the "hit players with a bigger stick" person. After all it's not as if players are often going to suggest that they need to be clubbed harder to enjoy the game very often. (Well, except for the masochists anyway, and they've already got AI10... ).

[x4000]

I think that this is a really smart analysis and the way to go.  Mini research stores that can only be captured through taking the planets -- it's that whole carrot versus the stick thing.  Don't know why I was thinking the stick, the carrot you've suggested is so much better.

Someone has to be the "hit players with a bigger stick" person. After all it's not as if players are often going to suggest that they need to be clubbed harder to enjoy the game very often. (Well, except for the masochists anyway, and they've already got AI10... ).

That's true.  Although, Haag routinely comes back with suggestions for how I can better club him:  "Look what clever thing I did!  Now beat me with it!"