User blog comment:Zebrax8/Graviton Technology/@comment-24.51.196.142-20091214044125

Even with a level 5 nanite factory in a 2x Speed Uni it will take you about 9 hours to to build the needed solar satellites to get 300k Energy (if you are closer to the sun the better.) I have gotten Graviton 3 times and it took about 17M crystal and 5M Deut to build about 8,000 SolSats. Deathstars are great for 2 things immediately after you can build them: Fleet saving and points accumulation (Each Deathstar you build adds 10,000 points to your overall score.) By the same token, each Deathstar you lose, you lose 10k points as well.