Beatle the chat box crash is on your end, never happens to me or any of my friends. Cat, when video games actually influence the energy crisis, I'll concede your point
Well no duh cat, but the power increase is negligable unless you are on battery or using a toaster... and besides, I can fiddle with this game over 3 hours or so, tabbing in and out.
Paying does give you a research benefit, but it's not that big. I know a guy who is 2 levels higher then me. Worse research, but his fleets are much stronger. Its a trade off.
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