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Dude, just say it already – are ground troops in the space age still cavalry with sabers, or are they a necessary element where air superiority serves solely as support for ground forces? Because cavalry with sabers doesn't fit that description.

This is the only direct question, Mент.

That's the only direct question, Mente.

Obviously, it's cavalry with sabers; I said that from the beginning. Well, maybe cavalry with anti-tank rifles. If you can block production on planets (based on Stellaris's mechanics), if you can relatively easily destroy ships with enemy landing troops (based on the same mechanics), and so on, then ground warfare logically becomes secondary, and space superiority becomes primary. That's all.
If we're talking about how it will be in real life, then everything might not be so obvious, including the non-obvious point that such reasoning about space wars even makes sense in a very distant real-world future. But in Stellaris, that's how it is.

Regarding the mechanics of Stellaris, while your two corvettes are blocking enemy planets, the enemy fleet will engage in a major battle with you (which it will win, as it won't be divided), after which it will occupy the capital and deploy its troops there, and then repeat the same process with all the other planets in turn. It won't even need to leave two corvettes at each planet after the fleet leaves the system.
But honestly, I don't quite understand what you're getting at. Ple-Sen wrote that players were exploiting blockades, and that's why warships were removed from them. And you started complaining and talking about cavalry with sabers. What's the connection? It doesn't make sense.

which will win, since it wasn't divided

two corvettes

Seriously?..

after which it will occupy the capital and deploy its troops there, and then repeat the same with all the other planets in turn, and it won't even need to leave two corvettes at each planet after the fleet leaves the system.

Okay, so initially it needs to win in space to make this happen, right?
By the way, it's clearly more convenient to go through all the systems with the main fleet, destroying defenses, and leaving bombers on enemy planets (so they don't build spaceports), and then seriously start occupying them. Or, you can deal with the occupation in parallel, because points for blocking planets are no longer awarded, and you'll have to do it sooner or later, unfortunately.

But in general, I don't quite understand what you're talking about. Ple-Sen wrote to you - players were exploiting blockades, and that's why Warscour was removed from them. And you started complaining and writing about cavalry with sabers. What's the connection? I don't get it.

Well, I wrote about it in the previous paragraph. And your tactic doesn't contradict that. Occupying planets is a serious matter, but after achieving victory in space, it becomes inevitable, so it's not necessary to wait for it to happen. That's all. But we are forced to deal with this mechanic and wait, because you can't score 100 points just for destroying a fleet, blockades don't give you points, so in short, wars are artificially prolonged by a not-so-useful mechanic.
Another question is, if you're a clever strategist and managed to bring in troops and conquer a planet using partisan methods, avoiding the enemy fleet, then yes, that's a significant victory. But this scenario seems unlikely to me, and the opponent can also take it back with their own troops, dominating in space, right?

But we are forced to deal with this mechanic.

So, were your words caused only by this? Because I explained the gameplay reasons for the Ple-Sen change to you right away.

Of course. Although, it should be noted that with a normal AI, such a measure as removing points for blockading planets would be unnecessary, I believe. I personally exploited this in the sense that the AI couldn't split its fleet and lift the blockade, but instead threw its entire army at my two corvettes. Then the corvettes would fly to a safe distance, the enemy fleet would fly to pursue my main fleet, and I would bring the corvettes back... Well, you get the idea. If the enemy could simply separate its corvettes from the fleet (and, as I understand it, it can now), then it would no longer be possible to exploit this so brazenly, regardless of the points. Although, perhaps some loopholes still remain, I don't know.

You should have just said it right away that you find it difficult to understand the mechanics of the armies, instead of coming up with some absurd comparisons.

It’s a shame you can’t just blow up unnecessary planets; it would save so much time.

Oh, so now we have an end-game crisis! In reality, they promised something like that would happen "sometime later."

Couldn't resist sharing, here's a small spoiler – the work is in progress, and sometimes it turns out quite amusing.

Thank you, but no.

Your games are awesome.

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I still have a copy of Gul'dan's staff, by the way. Who knows, maybe my kids will see it.

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I should buy a bakery and then get an eye fissure.