On: Kerbal Space Oddities

[ateesdalejr]

Why does it seem that every rocket he designs gets more and more thrusters exponentially?

[jungletek → ateesdalejr]

Because to a certain extent, it's "the Kerbal way".

That said, using more efficient staging designs is usually superior to the naive "moar boosters!" philosophy that new KSP players typically start with.