TL;DR: Hey, wouldnt it be cool if the Vanduul had a battle strategy for slowly taking over systems unless they are properly defended? Additionally; Hey, wouldnt it be a potential game-breaking issue if an org was strong enough to seize an iron grip on a system?
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I think the AI Vanduul mastermind should just be a team of folks at CIG. With broad stroke actions like galactic wars, where they play both the UEE and the Vanduul, they can purposely steer in-game events in super cool directions. And as for a player group locking down a system and breaking the...
Filthy alien trash. I need me a ship built with human hands. Who needs sleek lines, large shields, co-pilot gunners, and those sexy...interior....storage solutions.....oh....oh god. I....i think I want one.
Glory be to Printimus,
His judgement cold with hidden lust.
Hardened be the heart of a critic,
buried 'neath the soul of a cynic.
Forevermore; in him we'll trust.