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Originally Posted by Kal

In the same way that spending money is good for economies, spending resources in PA is good for the game - it means there are more roids and ships in the universe and hence more combat and fun.

But I think limiting "saving" would be a mistake, instead spending needs to be encouraged.

The main direction of this game for many rounds has been away from large fleets. The combat system, bash limits, xp, are all designed to make it difficult and counterproductive for players to build and maintain large diverse fleets and strongly encourage stockpiling. All of that needs to be completely rethought if the plan now is to encourage spending.