Previous Post on glassing vs planetary assault?

[Grandpa Kim]

Alneyan! Eeeyuck!

What a horrid philosophy! Even at the worst of times I try to capture. Victory in itself is not enough for me; I must win the righteous way or it is meaningless.

IMHO there should be a penalty for glassing planets. No penalty for the first one each turn, 5% decrease in happiness to your own people for the second, 10% for the third etc. I know my honorable people would be horrified were I to start glassing planets as a matter of policy. I would be deposed in seconds!

Note: Don't even get me started on star destroyers! (I don't even research Stellar Manip 8)

The nicest thing I can say about glassing planets is that it's gauche.

[douglas]

Grandpa Kim said:
The nicest thing I can say about glassing planets is that it's gauche.

It is also sometimes the only possible way. Consider that I arm my police troops, generally build at least one BSY over each homeworld, and generally have that BSY on repeat build troops by the mid-late game. The combination of these factors is why I so easily have several troop transports flying around in one game with around 300 troops loaded on each. I sincerely doubt anyone is going to capture any of my homeworlds any time soon, unless I just loaded all the troops onto a transport a turn or two before the attack.

[Atrocities]

I believe in Gun Boat Diplomacy. If they won't talk peace at the the summit, then they will scream for it during the bombardment of their home world.