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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
There are just as many "options" for decreasing traits as increasing them, assuming you aren't a minmaxer.
What exactly is the problem?

Well, it's suicidal to play without either 120 aggressive or defensive or Religious, and 110 maint reduction. However, you do have a point that reducing traits is an interesting way to go. I wouldn't count on seeing anyone purchasing non-religious Racial Tech traits though. There just won't be any points left after you buy the required traits (colony type, aggressive/defensive, maint reduction, adv storage). You may have some differences in empires, but they won't be as significant, I think, as the differences you get when more points are available. (And when I say "differences" I mean competitive differences...)

I'm speaking as a devout minmaxer though, so weight my opinion accordingly...