Add Planet defence ?

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Hi

I find when playing the game, that the defence plattforms dont really help, when a large army attacks. My planet should be able to defend its self, until my army comes for help, which was currently on a other planet.
In the Planet development menu, a button should be added "Planetary defence" or something like that, where when you click on it, a small list of defence weapons appear, like Gauss canons, laser canons and maby a small shield generator for the planet, which isnt for long, however.
This would also add some items in the military tech tree, because you have to do a quick research for the things.
The combat between planet and fleet would also look nice. You would see lasers and missles coming from the planet. It also makes it more realistic, because the people on the planet, would not just stand there and do nothing.

 

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
also it makes the TEC's Novalith Cannon more useful, because it could destroy most of the planetary defences. The Planet's defence can of cource be destroyed by capital ships or cannons like the Novalith cannon. Planet Defences also costs tactical capasity, so u would have to upgrade for more defences. Any comments? This could be added in the 1.1 patch.
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
how bout having some sort of AA guns but for space on your planet or missles from your planet. i mean it you would have to research it of course. but if were in space i dont see why your military defenses have to lag behind.
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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
ya AA guns or missles, that can be built on the planet. For me it is just too easy to conquer a planet. Planetray defences would make it more realistic and fun.
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
There can not be a strong defense.
The problem is that if a planet is able to defend itself against an invastion fleet then it would be completely impossible to ever kill an enemy who has defenses AND a fleet stationed on his planet.
Strong planetary defenses would make attacking impossible and force a stalemate in every game, which is boring and would ruin the game.
Defenses as they are right now are great. They delay an enemy fleet long enough for your main fleet to make 1-2 jumps to the planet to defend it. The real defense can only be done by fleets, that's the only way to make the game dynamic and to avoid turtling which would be impossible to overcome if the defenses were stronger.

By the way: TEC already have a planetary shield which uses tactical slots and reduces bombing damage to the planet. And the Novalith is already the best of the super weapons.
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
I completely disagree MegaVolt. If this were true, we would have not been able to win World War 2.

It is absurd to not have better defenses in the game. Better defenses would require better strategy and planning, not make it impossible to win.

I think this is a great game, but lack of any ability to build real defenses is the single biggest weakness of the game.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
Megavolt is mostly right...it would just slow down the game. Planets are plenty hard to take if the owner is working to protect them
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
There can not be a strong defense.The problem is that if a planet is able to defend itself against an invastion fleet then it would be completely impossible to ever kill an enemy who has defenses AND a fleet stationed on his planet.Strong planetary defenses would make attacking impossible and force a stalemate in every game, which is boring and would ruin the game.
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That why you should use the novalith cannon to take the defences down or capital ships. Your maby right that attacking might be harder, but thats ok for me.
But at leat more tactical slots should be added to planets, because i can built no more then 2 hangar defences, which are more useful then those defence platforms.