Unrealistic Movement Point System

[apache]

From what I recall, it already costs MPs to colonize, battle, most stellar manipulations, and lots of other things. As far as troop embarkment/debarkment, refueling, and other ship/ship or ship/planet transfers, I think its safe to assume some form of instantaneous star trek-ish beaming transport. But yes, troops should be confined to a planet for the rest of the turn if they were landed in a battle. There are also limits on minelaying, so I don't know why you are arguing that point.
Also, while this is a nice subject to debate, I would never post anything decrying "realism" here since the game pretty much ignores most laws of physics.

[Instar]

Actually, to engage in battle, you do have to have one move point. (the way I saw this was when a battle was a tie and both sides still had ships left, click on attack, and click on your sector. If you don't have moves you cant fight)

[dmm]

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Originally posted by Instar:
Actually, to engage in battle, you do have to have one move point

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True. And that's a good rule, even though it is inconsistent with everything else. For example, if you fight first and then move, you get penalized 1 MP for the battle. But if you move first and then fight, you don't get penalized.

[Seawolf]

Um has anyone considered the time scale here? Isn't 1 turn 1 month? I think alot can be done in a month.

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Seawolf on the prowl

[SirDarwin]

Then again, in most sci-fi it doesn't even 1 month to move across your own star system...so its all a little out of wack

[rdouglass]

Not really. I can get up to 12 MP's per ship using Q engines and Solar Sails III. That'll take me clear across a system in 1 "month". I just need another MP to get thru a WP.

In some Sci-Fi in the 'near' future it takes a long time to move across a system. Didn't it take 13 months in the movie "Mission to Mars" (which was a pretty cheesy movie BTW)?And didn't it take quite a few years to travel to Jupiter in 2001? Granted they didn't have WP's but isn't there this thing called "artistic license"?

[DirectorTsaarx]

And don't forget the fact that you can make multiple 180 degree turns during each PHASE of combat!

And most stories that allow for fast travel through a solar system also allow faster-than-light travel, thus allowing ships to move between star systems without having to use warp points (or jumpgates or whatever).