Scanning legions are the last thing that required strategy, planning and coordination. They were not intended, but at the same time it is a good example of what needs to be done.

So you're saying that we should get rid of scanning legions?

Even though Dan said he won't be expanding the research tiers I think it deserves a second look. After the current tiers the paths could begin to branch out.

Example: After Quasis Chaos you are faced with two options for new technology. If you pick option A you will never be eligible for option B and vice versa.

Each category could branch several times and lead to some unique builds.

Even though Dan said he won't be expanding the research tiers I think it deserves a second look. After the current tiers the paths could begin to branch out.

Example: After Quasis Chaos you are faced with two options for new technology. If you pick option A you will never be eligible for option B and vice versa.

Each category could branch several times and lead to some unique builds.

As long as the options are known. None of this random 1 of 10 crap. That's not strategy that's guessing and hoping to be lucky.

I believe that's what ravadge means. I see it like the mass effect 3 structure. How after you get so far 2 become available and you chose which one you want/ feel will be more advantageous to your playstyle, and can't get the other option. Either way what ever Dan chooses to do I'm cool with as we need new things to research.

No he means instead of a straight branch it forks and you get a bonus from one that the other doesn't give and vice versa. What I am saying is the bonus needs to be known. I don't want to read just a name of the tech, the stats of the bonus need to be known.

Like the Mission archives and access core ability, where after months we finally found out because someone did finish. If I am making a decision I want to be informed prior to making it. Otherwise I might choose a strategy I don't want.

We need a hard cap/rank on the things we get from artifact production.

Choose only one options would be great.

I know it would require a ton of reprogramming and will probably never happen but I always wished there were multiple types of attacks (energy, kinetic) which could be pitted against different resistance types.

When you say hard cap do you mean like a limit on how strong you can make your ship?

Yes a hard cap like 100 brackets added to your ship per rank. that way the usefulness of artifact production becomes limited. Slow rankers would reach the cap and then be unable to add more and then have to rank up in order to further improve their ships. A rank 1500 can potentially be stronger than a rank 2000, but it shouldn't be because the rank 2000 is a higher rank. meaning they have the same hull and shields, but because the rank 1500 is a lower rank they have a lower damage cap and are stronger. This allows the rank 2000 to have potential to be stronger than a rank 1500 if they reach the cap.

Yes a hard cap like 100 brackets added to your ship per rank. that way the usefulness of artifact production becomes limited. Slow rankers would reach the cap and then be unable to add more and then have to rank up in order to further improve their ships. A rank 1500 can potentially be stronger than a rank 2000, but it shouldn't be because the rank 2000 is a higher rank. meaning they have the same hull and shields, but because the rank 1500 is a lower rank they have a lower damage cap and are stronger. This allows the rank 2000 to have potential to be stronger than a rank 1500 if they reach the cap.

I don't think the game keeps track of how many brackets you add to your ship.