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I wonder if anyone at Paradox has ever actually tried to play Stellaris.

Specifically, the way that space combat works is so bad as to suggest that it is the result of deliberate sabotage by a disgruntled developer.

I tried to blockade an enemy homeworld with no defenses other than its spaceport. My early-game fleet of 800 strength was in place. A single corvette was built and started heading out of system.

My fleet saw it, moved forward, vaporized it in a shot, and then just kept on going and started attacking the enemy spaceport, and was erased.

Is there a game designer in sweden or wherever Paradox is leaning back with a satisfied grin, thinking to him- or her- self, "that's some innovative game design right there?"

I'm not sure what you were trying to do, there. You can't blockade a system in any meaningful sense. You can blockade planets by bombarding them, but to do that you need to destroy the enemy space port. And space ports are a pretty decent match for a 800 strength early-game fleet. I wouldn't take one on with less than 1k, and even then I'm bound to lose some ships.

Why didn't you retreat? Yes, the "blockade" would have ended, but you'd at least save some ships. Space ports are tough and relatively well-armed, but they can't "erase" a fleet that quickly.

: "Wellll...I suppose we do have something like these castes. The royalty and nobility, the ones in charge, are usually born to their station. They know from childhood that they will inherit their parent's position when the time is right.

"The common folk, however? We have no castes. The son of a smith might grow up to be a smith himself, but he could just as easily become a fighter. Or a cobbler. Or a dancer. In some rare cases, he might even become one of the nobility. It is, to some extent, up to each person to decide what their role in society will be. Not that it is not without challenges."

Quote from: Egan_BW on January 18, 2018, 08:57:58 pm

They look like yummy fruity candies. Who would make something look like that but you can't eat it. Monsters. ;_;

I can only assume, but I'm fairly certain that manufacturers were trying to make the pods look cool in order to get their marks customers to think they were new and improved.

They forgot to baby-proof it, though... (Why must everything these days be baby-proofed? Are we being flooded with man/womanchildren?)

The fact that apparently people are consuming these things on purpose should give you your answer.

Keyleth follows up to (8,26) and also stabs the swordsman, before cantoing to (7,26).

Otto growled and moved forward. He had had just about enough standing behind everyone else.

M-8! Attack the Hired Prophet!

Yeah, what a quack. Shoulda used leeches instead.

Eyy, that's a nice level. I'll take it.

I think I can only guard people that I have support ranks with, sadly.