Re: How many people set their OWN planet type to ICE??
One thing to keep in mind is that while Rock maybe the most common type of planet found, Rock is ALSO the most common type of planet AI races will inhabit. This means lots of increased competition for the same systems. It also means that the new AI routines will 'covet' your planets and cause a negative diplomatic penalty.
I think Ice and Rock are fairly well balanced because of this. I think Gas Giants are an utter no brainer and they make the game far too easy if selected. There arent many Gas Giant AIs and almost all of the planets are Large/Huge. There dont seem to be to terribly many LESS GG planets either and their values are on par. (I was hoping to see something like lower mineral values or something for GGs so you have to have more mines to get the same results, thus offsetting some of the size advantage).
Talenn
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