Originally
posted by
Auk:
The point of releasing unwanted land is to avoid having to buy a crazy amount of military technology. The more land you possess, the more technology you will need to retain the bonus that tech gives you. It's usually more costly to buy a lot of tech compared to releasing land to achieve the same desirable effect.
To get $35 dollar bushels on the private market so you can convert your stock into instant cash. With your one BPT of MBs and such few acres, you can just install-sell your stockpile.
It some ways it makes the game more laid back and enjoyable and in some it makes it very easy for bad players to do well.