ArcChas, emotionally charged words like "abuse" and "unfair" have no objective value. They are just opinions without any reasoning to back them up. Tell us
why this approach to exiling is harmful to the game.
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Originally Posted by Shev
I'd agree that the cost could certainly still be higher. At the moment it's a minimal expenditure assuming you end up somewhere you are happy to stay (specific or otherwise) relatively quickly.
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I don't think increasing exiling costs would be a good idea. If you're playing normally, exile costs already very quickly become unsustainable.
The problem with the current exiling formula is that it's so easy to make the cost negligible. If you stay small you can exile to your heart's content. For example, I believe Benneh exiled more than 20 times before giving up and signing up as a late signer. He still got top 30, without putting in much effort, and actually did even better on value than he did on score.
In a perfect game, staying small for 300 ticks or signing up late would have some effect on your final rank. However, In a top galaxy, it doesn't matter how much value you have. You can just init to 1500-2000 roids with no one hitting you, and then cruise to an easy top 50 finish. That's what's broken about the exile system: the exile cost can be dodged by staying small and for a small group of people staying small has little to no impact on one's final rank.