Starting Planet Values

[Atrocities]

Is it me or do starting planet values vary significantly for each player?

In a recent PBW game I started the game with a horrible planet value and later on I found that the home world of one of my allies had started the game with a significantly superior home world than I.

I lost that game as I battled resource issues while the other players seemed to benefit from a great start.

I tested this theory out and discovered that indeed the starting valaues of planets do vary from player to player.

I thought the setting in the game where each players started wtih the same planet size and settings would insure that each player had an equal footing. This is not nessassarily the turth.

This came as a revolation and angered me so. When set, ALL players should start with the SAME planet size and values. When this does not happen, the game is no longer equal for each player and one or more players will have an unfair, and yes, sometime significant advantage over the other players.

I do hope that in SE V, this issue is addressed and resolved equitably.