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Aeson, you're the only one freaking out. Maybe take a step back and take a deep breath?
Yes, Adept Blue (I keep wanting to call it Deep Blue) is strong. if it shows up in your game, you don't have to use it, you can always just burn them to the ground. Perhaps it is a bit strong and should be reduced to a big ol' shipment of beakers, but that doesn't mean you have to freak out and keep screaming at us (which it feels you are doing) when we're more worried about the game coming out in the first place than how strong or weak a single station might be.
Let the game at least come out and everyone get a few games in before you start getting all bent out of shape about how overpowered something is in a beta build.
Actually I agree with him that so far, based on available knowledge it's OP. And since it depends only on luck, stupid. As I feel ElDorado and FoY are stupid in CiV or that Spain is a stupid civ.
We don't have all the available information so maybe we're wrong but Firaxis isn't renown for their Balance skills either, especially without user feedback (well to be fair, I have yet to see a company being able to do it without user feedback).
He has a valid concern although I'm not sure arguing on civfanatics with other users will change anything. Finally, ignoring balance issues is your choice, as wishing for a balanced game is ours. Therefore saying you should ignore it is getting us nowhere in the conversation.
You realize that Adept Blue is basically the same as a spy stealing tech.
Essentially it is +1 spy...where the spy can only steal tech.
I think the idea is that with a Tech web, a Random tech is worth significantly less than its research cost. (Which could be used on a tech you want)
It May be unbalanced, but we can't be sure.
Even if that comparison is true then you'd have to compare +1 spy to the other stations benefit, that is the comparison that matters and the same argument Aeson has made would apply: can a "normal" station compete ?