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President_Elect_Shang said: If you aren't aiming to join in the political intrigue I really don't see what the game has to offer to you. Honestly there is no strategy element at all. There must be a reason for sticking around as opposed to letting your nation expire. So what is that reason; why do you bother to keep playing?

I like building something up from nothing. (My favorite start for SEIV is single planet, low tech.) I'm curious to see how big Fiducia can get before someone notices it. I also feel a sense of loyalty to my alliance and my trade partners.

I played Nation States as well; I dropped that when the events got too repetitive. I agree that CN is more detailed than NS. I didn't join the UN in NS for much the same reasons that I don't read the CN forums.