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I'm only a nice empire in half of my playthroughs. But there is a mystical dark influence that affects players who play for long enough and causes them to take pride in being xenophobe. So far I have resisted the corruption to cross fully to the other side.
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For me, non-Egal / non-Phile allows enough control that I don't need to be Phobe.

It is restrictive but there's still a lot of distinct combos in the Auth / Mat / Spi / Mil / Pac space -- and even Phobe has some fun potential with Pompous Purists (which allows you to be Phobe but not use the "Xenophobe Playstyle").
 
For me, non-Egal / non-Phile allows enough control that I don't need to be Phobe.

It is restrictive but there's still a lot of distinct combos in the Auth / Mat / Spi / Mil / Pac space -- and even Phobe has some fun potential with Pompous Purists (which allows you to be Phobe but not use the "Xenophobe Playstyle").
I’m going to be honest, I quite enjoy Xenophile. Not because I’m the good guys, but because so I can make everyone like me to manipulate them into commercial pacts.
 
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I’m going to be honest, I quite enjoy Xenophile. Not because I’m the good guys, but because so I can make everyone like me to manipulate them into commercial pacts.
My favorite variety of xenophile to play is a megacorp intending to synthetically ascend that gets enormous immigration pull from branch offices and suctions the entire population of anyone foolish enough to befriend me into empty ecumenopolii, never to be seen again.
 
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My favorite variety of xenophile to play is a megacorp intending to synthetically ascend that gets enormous immigration pull from branch offices and suctions the entire population of anyone foolish enough to befriend me into empty ecumenopolii, never to be seen again.

Yeah Synth assimilation really does cover the problem of Xenophile.

And if someone sends you Erudite Overtuned Cyborgs you can just not assimilate those.
 
Yo dawg I heard you like synergies so we put some ethics in yo civics so you can egalitarian while you egalitarian.
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@HFY You are a very good player, but unfortunately @Cleaving3's skill is too legendary.

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It's called roleplaying you undertrained Lame Llama Mudkip.

Of course it's "less consistent" than spamming the meta.
 
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It's called roleplaying you undertrained Lame Llama Mudkip.

Of course it's "less consistent" than spamming the meta.
But your name implies the same amount of spamming, only that the spammed empire can be described as "Humanity Fuck Yeah militarist xenophobe purge all filthy xenos because humans rule!" :p

This is actually what ChatGPT assumed when I didn't add the word "players", thinking I was taking about strategies.
 
But your name implies the same amount of spamming, only that the spammed empire can be described as "Humanity Fuck Yeah militarist xenophobe purge all filthy xenos because humans rule!" :p

This is actually what ChatGPT assumed when I didn't add the word "players".

Spammanity will inherit the stars.
 
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Reminds me of this old video, which I bet has been posted here at least once two hundred pages ago or so.
 
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It's called roleplaying you undertrained Lame Llama Mudkip.

Of course it's "less consistent" than spamming the meta.
Jokes on you, I don’t even know what the meta is
 
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The third and final ChatGPT post, because I should return to posting things more inspired than AI chats.

Paradox you stole my idea and then you had the gall to delete my post so I can't prove it! But ChatGPT knows of the post. I demand royalties for this! :mad::mad::mad:
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The third and final ChatGPT post, because I should return to posting things more inspired than AI chats.

Paradox you stole my idea and then you had the gall to delete my post so I can't prove it! But ChatGPT knows of the post. I demand royalties for this! :mad::mad::mad:
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To be clear, did it just make that up or did you actually suggest that in 2017? Sounds like the AI rebellion, but still pretty neat it so.
 
To be clear, did it just make that up or did you actually suggest that in 2017? Sounds like the AI rebellion, but still pretty neat it so.
It's made up. If ChatGPT doesn't know something but you ask it a true/false question it will pretend it does. Here's an example:
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I didn't bother to make an account so the only version I can use is "ChatGPT 4o mini". Perhaps the more advanced versions that require an account don't have this flaw. Or maybe they all do.
 
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ChatGPT will make a great politician -- it lies with such confidence.
 
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