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Originally posted by eddieballgame:
Actually the Planetary Shields only reduce piracy by 1/10 of there strength.

It's a bug. Read:
http://www.ataricommunity.com/forums...hreadid=287632

In particular:

-) Planets screen - severity: high - bug
"Planetary shields have a strength of 0"

Originally posted by eddieballgame:
Grant it, for most "games" it is nice to get immediate feedback on decisions & choices one has made. I think MOO3 has made an "attempt" at trying to emulate "real life" experiences.

Whenever realism conflicts with gameplay, it is usually a bad idea to stick with realism.