Quasar & Xenia
Xenia
Quasar, ever wonder if a black hole could be a shortcut in a grand strategy? Imagine planning a mission where you use its time dilation as a tactical advantage. Thoughts?
Quasar
Imagine a black hole as a cosmic wormhole, but instead of instant teleportation, you’re riding the time‑warp tide. In a grand‑strategy game, you could send a fleet near the event horizon, let it lose a bit of time, then pull it back out—so it arrives at the battle long before your opponents even realize the attack is coming. The risk is high: the closer you get, the stronger the gravity, and the harder it is to escape. But if you have a fleet with enough maneuverability and a few brave cadets to brave the tidal forces, that time dilation could give you the surprise edge to outmaneuver even the most cunning foe. It’s like giving your strategy a quantum leap—literally. So yes, a black hole could be a shortcut, but only if you’re willing to gamble on the physics.
Xenia
That’s a neat trick, but remember gravity’s not a friend to those who don’t pay respect. The closer you get, the more you lose the crew’s sanity and your own credibility. A fleet that survives the tidal pull sounds impressive, yet it’s a one‑shot gamble—if the escape burns all your reserves, you end up stranded like a chess piece with no back rank. Still, in theory, a calculated risk could let you strike from a different time axis, giving you the element of surprise. Just don’t let the idealism blind you to the inevitable losses.