Why espionage is to powerful

[Noble713]

Is there a race ability that makes you immune to Intel, but also prevents you from using it?

I've never understood how a race like the Borg or the Arachnids from Starfire could possibly infiltrate ANY empire. Some races stick out like a sore thumb!

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A security guard is doing his regular rounds of the Pentagon. He hears a noise in one of the rooms, and goes to investigate. He pulls out his flashlight and gun, and creeps into the room. Inside the lights are dim, but he makes out the shape of a giant black starfish, at least 2 meters tall, bent over a computer. He looks at the screen, and sees that the creature is attaching classified ship designs to an email. The security guard decides to confront it.

"Ahem. Um, are you supposed to be here?"

The starfish tensed for second, then its eye stalks turned to focus on the intruder. Without saying anything, it reached for an ID badge on its leg and handed it to the guard. It read:

General Arach Nid
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

"Sorry to interrupt you General Nid," the guard said. "Carry on." He backed out of the room and continued his rounds.

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[Aussie Gamer]

To use Esp on another race you don't have to send over your people you just buy of the others guys people to do the dirty work for you.
Remember that you have got trade links to the other nation, even if you aren't trading with them yet.
The chance for a covert agent to cross the border and set up a cell.
That sort of thing.

[jc173]

Good point about using the other empire's guys to conduct espionage. There's also the possibility of using a third-party races malcontents or more mercenary elements as intermediaries.

[Q]

Noble 713 I would like a racial trait that gives immunity to intelligence operations. Call it "absolute loyalty" or something like that. But until now it's not available and it can be only created by MM because it needs a change in the hard coded area.

[Taqwus]

Be glad it wasn't a star destroyer. One of the reasons I've never built one is the slight risk that a really, really lucky intel op would commandeer it before it reached its target. That would be a rough way to lose your home system... and given the resources it takes to build one (and therefore the probable power of the empire) it's not a tradeoff I like.


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-- The thing that goes bump in the night

[nerfman]

Darth Vader - "What is it Admiral Piet?"

Adm. Piet - "Um, sir, we have a little problem."

Vader - "What is it!? I'll have you know I have an appointment to discuss our long term IT infrastructure needs with emperor in ten minutes!"

Adm. Piet - "Well, you know that Death Star thingly, you know, that little pet project of our beloved emperor."

Vader - "Yes"

Adm. Piet - "Well we can't seem to find the keys, you don't have them on you by chance?"

Vader - "Arghhhhh!!"

Adm. Piet - Choke, ghasp, weeze, slump

Meanwhile on the bridge of the death star

Han Solo - "Man this baby really handles like a beauty. Hey Leah, go make us some drinks and slip into something more comforatble. I'll be up as soon as I set the course for Coruscant (sp?). I sure hope you like your Imperial capitals well done."

STAR WARS W/ CREW INSURRECTION

[serpwidgets]

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To use Esp on another race you don't have to send over your people you just buy of the others guys people to do the dirty work for you.
Remember that you have got trade links to the other nation, even if you aren't trading with them yet.
The chance for a covert agent to cross the border and set up a cell.
That sort of thing.

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How exactly do you bribe a Borg drone? ;-) How do you have someone infiltrate the collective without becoming subjected to its will?

I'm sure there are other examples of races like this.

I think being able to turn off intel for a race would be an interesting trait. Imagine the research you can do if you don't have to build any intel centers or do any of that research...