New with SEV....Q: Sensors

[Raapys]

I've to admit, I find population to be a nearly useless consideration in SE V( with BM ). While they do increase production a bit on the planets, I can keep up with what my maintenance budget can handle anyway, without the need of transporting people around( and there's always migration ). And after some amount of turns I'm mostly just using construction ships anyway, which renders population even more useless.

Then again, I don't play PBW, so perhaps a more aggresive approach is needed when playing against non-harmless opponents.

Anyone got some good arguements for actually transporting population( beyond the ones following the transport ship, obviously )?