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Is it worth while to drop troops on a planet and take it over? I usually destroy the planet and send a colony ship. I play standard SE5 and the AI never puts up much of a fight. Am I missing out by not taking their populations into my empire? It just seems so easy to raze the planet and rebuild with my population.

I am playing on medium and this is only my 2nd game.

Thanks!

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