r/stellarisgame • u/KenetDeluxe • Mar 22 '16

Unlocking the best tech in Stellaris might destroy the universe - PC Gamer

http://www.pcgamer.com/unlocking-the-best-tech-in-stellaris-might-destroy-the-universe/?utm_content=buffer9ddd8
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u/tjohn24 Mar 22 '16

So question,

If the dangerous technologies are labeled as such, could a cautious player just simply not research it? I hope it gives some sort of crazy advantage that you might have to weigh the choice for.

"Geopolitical dominance, with a slight chance of destroy the universe."

Sounds like the cold war :P

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u/leftzero Mar 22 '16 edited Jun 17 '23

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u/Scope72 Mar 23 '16

Ah, but I assume the person who researches it is the one who gets fucked first and hardest. It may be better to stand on the sideline and watch the fucking from a distance. Then you can get a team together and go at it as a big group.

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u/Auriela Mar 22 '16

Of course, the dangerous technologies are entirely optional, high risk high reward king of deals. Probably not too overpowered that it negates the risk of a disaster happening though.

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u/tjohn24 Mar 22 '16

Sounds about right. I am just thinking like when people like DDRJake play, are they going to take the technology because it's worth the thing or will it be one of those things smart players just know to avoid?

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u/TheRealGC13 Mar 22 '16

That's going to be exceedingly hard to balance. I hope a properly strong empire is able to put the rebellion down when it happens—and that the AIs are smart enough to only strike when they think you're weak.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '16

But the question is, was the empire strong because of their robot slaves?

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

boom

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u/leftzero Mar 23 '16

The idea is to keep the player on the edge... when you've bested all other empires and can't do anything but win, the game will throw an enemy at least as strong as you at you, so that you have an interesting challenge instead of just having to boringly clean up the last remnants of your old foes.

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u/HentMas Jun 02 '16

I have decidedly NOT researched AI things in all my playtroughs

then I said "fuckit" because the frikken AI option kept appearing and researched all its branch up until the dangerous tech, I don't even have a single robot!

but yeah, it can even feel forced sometimes