"500 gold for 1 platinum"... First off, 1 platinum trades for 1000 gold unless I am mistaken. Second of all, Platinum is not that hard to get and isn't that useful unless you just want to pretend to be rich. Platinum is good for storing gold but that has no real use in buying/upgrades, and the shop does NOT sell good modded ships for the most part.
Trust me, having platinum isn't that big of a deal. PS:If you were planning on buying any kits, don't. They are basically all useless.
Well Im pretty sure that most factions starting with 6-15 turrets is not fair So in OE4, players should be able to start with some of their own turrets.
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