I'll echo the sentiment that while this is better than the previously proposed changes, it still addresses the "problem" in the wrong way. Namely, if the concern is complexity, this just delays the inevitable, and will encourage new players (who will likely not set up their piping correctl...

I like the idea of trying to fix the problem by introducing a flare stack or vent stack rather than changing the recipe. No, please no more pollution early game. Since the assembler pollution changes in 0.17.0, things are already hard enough for the player early on, and if basic oil pollutes more e...

effectively performing economic price discrimination . So what? That's a perfectly fine and reasonable thing to do. Students get discounts left and right where I come from. That is even listed in the article you linked. I hope I don't sound too agressive, but what IS the problem with that? Let's pr...

Just wanted to thank you guys for two things in particular. First, for making the awesome game that is Factorio. It's very rare to see a game in development for 7 years, when most other developers would have just named one of your earlier releases as "1.0" and then called it a day. It's tr...