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Originally Posted by Sun_Tzu

Yes, exactly, and this for the record is how things used to work in PA too, assuming you were able to attack a planet, you were also able to send less value and therefor maximize your cap each time. Now, you get punished for having value, regardless what you use it for (meaning any and all def-fleet is technically doubly harmful for a planet trying for top ranks).

I wouldn't actually agree with it being doubly harmful. Or actually, in a way I do - but I think it gets outweighed by the fact that a more defensive fleet will make you a less desirable target. I'd argue that Ascendancy won a round (The one that lasted forever) because near the end with so many people building really defensive fleets we were just the most horrible targets ever.

I think it works better like this with 1-tick attacks. However I really quite miss 3-tick attacks sometimes, it gave you more room to play around with different tactics. On the other hand planetarion now is really a better game in itself than what ******** ever was, the fact that I enjoyed it less is largely related to circumstances partially outside PA-teams control.