Thread:Geomax/@comment-5147621-20130503164246/@comment-6752454-20130503211952

The tier scale is based mostly on technology. While thinking that a merger may give it a boost, they would still have roughly the same tier scale post-merger, with the only minor increases coming from differences in technology (e.g. Empire A had better robotics, Empire B had better engines, etc). The diversity may boost growth but they would still stay at mostly the same point.