IGN has posted a preview of Sins of a Solar Empire - Diplomacy, based on their experiences with a late beta of the upcoming micro-expansion.

"Diplomacy is a bit of a game changer and adds a missing element to the game. In the same way that Entrenchment helped to reorient the combat by giving players defensive options that encouraged bigger and better space battles, Diplomacy seems to give players an opportunity to compete with each other much more indirectly. Better still, it can really help you find an outlet for those resource surpluses that come up from time to time. Knowing that you can win goodwill and encourage your rivals to attack each other helps you manipulate the game in more subtle ways."

To read the full preview, just click on over to: http://pc.ign.com/articles/106/1066357p1.html