[Buly]

Originally Posted by Gio2k

No. Actually it is not. The main purpose of this game would be to avoid war.
Lets take a look from the planet/gal/alliance perspective:
For a given planet / galaxy / alliance, the main objective is to grow as much as possible. This is done by roiding, which is a hostile action, but it's not war.
War is detrimental to all parties involved. You get roided, you lose value in crashes / battles, etc. All things being equal, an alliance growth is bigger when they are not involved in a war. The game mechanics do not encourage war. XP is not enough incentive to wage a war, unless the war is over in 2-3 days, where XP can compensate for the losses.

The trick is to stay out of wars as much as possible and if you find yourself in a war, make sure you have a big advantage (numbers / politics) and are able to end the war as soon as possible, so that you can get back to growing.

Exactly what's wrong with this game these days.