by mrmikkl
Almecho wrote:
Yes, well - does it really "speed up" the circulation? I don't think so: You still need 2 Income per spent power to gain it back in space III.
The only thing a reduced power pool does is reducing the amount you can store for a round. And, of course, your income limit.
The only thing a reduced power pool does is reducing the amount you can store for a round. And, of course, your income limit.
You are absolutely right in the point that it does not change the fact, that you need 2 power-income for 1 power point to gain it back to space III. But what soemone could think that is sped up is the amount of time your power points in total need to go into space III.
Let's say you have two players.
Player A with 6 power
Player B with 12 power
Both players comeplete power is in space III
Situation 1:
If both players use 6 power in one round there is no difference in the amount of income you need for those 6 power to get back to space III (12 income).
Situation 2:
If both players use all their power in one round, player A would need 12 income to get them back to space III and player B would need 24 income. If he only wants 6 of his 12 power back, player B would need 18 income to get 6 of his 12 power token into space III (12 income to get his 12 power to space II and 6 income to get 6 power to space III).
In the first situation there was no difference between player A and B. In the second situation player B would have done more in one turn, but he would need longer to get his power back into space 3 (if he does not use power burning).
So the effects of power burning are very situational. I think you could say that power burning speeds your power circulation, but as Thomas already said it limits your options for one turn.