Planet Capture? Is it worth it?

[Atrocities]

I don't know how many of you are Rebellion fans, (Star Wars Rebellion) but I would hope that many of you are.

In Rebellion, it was a pivital part of the game to CAPTURE planets. Either by diplomacy, or by direct force.

The one thing I have noticed in SEIV is that capturing a planet can become a very difficult thing to do. In my opinion, one that does not warrent the needed aggervation it takes to acheive. Even though capturing a planet my be advantagous to your efforts, the cost of actually capturing the planet, in the time it takes to do so, is far more expensive than it would be to wipe it out and recolonize it.

So, is capturing a planet a viable option in SEIV? Or is it just a waste of time? At first, I thought it was important, but now, I feel that it is just a waste of time.

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"We've made too many compromises already, too many retreats! They invade our space and we fall back -- they assimilate entire worlds and we fall back! Not again! The line must be drawn here -- this far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!" -- Patric Stewart as Captain Picard
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