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Thank you for your responses - all very helpful information. I like to explore the depth of an RTS in a similar fashion to gain an understanding of all that's available to me before diving in. I'll definitely follow that pirate suggestion as well. I guess I'm just trying to gain a clear understanding of the micro expansion model. My concern is based on the traditional RTS with a story-based campaign mode and full expansion packs. I want to make sure I'm not missi

I recently picked up Sins of a Solar Empire and am wondering if I should purchase Entrenchment for my first playthrough. Will I miss out on anything from the stand-alone game? Basically, I'm looking for recommendations on whether I should play the game by itself for a while, or with the micro expansion immediately. Is it generally accepted that new players should start with Entrenchment?