Talk:Secton

This article should do a better job explaining to newbies how the passage of time works in spore.

What exactly is a secton? Does game time pass at a constant rate in relation to "real life" time? (e.g. How many sectons are in a real life game hour?) Does interstellar travel cause game time to pass faster? Does game time pause while you are flying around within a planet's atmosphere?

Are the tradeoffs to spending lots of time exploring? e.g. While I'm flying to new unknown planets and scanning plantlife, are other races building powerful empires? Does flying back and forth between planets waste time? e.g. Is it more strategic to "consolidate" missions in order to make less trips?