Open borders vs close borders policy?

[Malaficus Shaikan]

I tent to play with close borders policy until the other empire has proven themselves worthy of access(uselly a none agression pac at the least)

This is mostly because i prefer playing isolasionist and see no reason to let people enter my territory.

Gameplaywise however closing borders just pissses the ai off.

So what do you prefer?
Open or close borders policy and why.

[al_x_ator2411]

Don't xenophobic empires start with closed borders policy anyway?

I usually play with xenophilic or neutral empires so I keep them open until our borders touch and I sense they will encroach into my space.

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Originally posted by al_x_ator2411:

Don't xenophobic empires start with closed borders policy anyway?

I usually play with xenophilic or neutral empires so I keep them open until our borders touch and I sense they will encroach into my space.

I play technocracy.
Isolasionist is more of a playstyle then ethic's.
Sorry for the confusion.

[Meewec]

i go with whatever my default is unless i'm trying to protect a specific system from an ai trying to build in it or if an ai shuts their borders to me then i retaliate.

[Wokelander]

I see absolutely no reason to ever have open borders, since it inevitably ends up with the AI nicking some real estate you wanted for yourself because you forget to pay attention. And the -20 opinion malus isn't too big a deal so long as you plan around it

[The Grand Mugwump]

I only close borders to hostile empires or empires I don't want sneaking past me to claim systems on the other side of my empire.

[Red Dox]

I usually prefer closed borders, since I hate it when Xenoscum is crossing my Empire or even worse, claims system inside it which I did not claim already since I had some other chokepoint priorities.

But: Closed Border raise the border tensions with your neighbors. Sometimes, if you are boxed in and have the feeling the others could gang up on you or just beat you on their own, it helps to have Open Borders with them from the start. The more time you could buy thanks to open borders, the better it could be for you. Depending on the actual situation, your own Empires civics and what Neighbors you have, of course. Can't please a neighbor Purifier and will not really help your own trustgrowth with the xenophilses if you are a devouring swarm.

[Danny]

Open borders, because I like to have diplomatic options with AI.

Also if you close borders, the AI does the same to you.
Which causes your science ships to be much less effective in exploring the galaxy in the early game and losing out on ALOT of potenctial anomalies

[HugsAndSnuggles]

Originally posted by Danny:

losing out on ALOT of potenctial anomalies

Declare a liberation war, occupy all non-habitable systems, status quo it = lots of unclaimed systems to explore.

[Danny]

Originally posted by HugsAndSnuggles:

Originally posted by Danny:

losing out on ALOT of potenctial anomalies

Declare a liberation war, occupy all non-habitable systems, status quo it = lots of unclaimed systems to explore.

I don't wanna use exploits like that...