The rocket equation itself, no, but the planet mass would also have drastic effects on the evolution of species. On our planet, high density fibrous plants like trees have an advantage when it comes to access to the sun but what if on a bigger planet, that advantage goes to plants than can emit a spidersilk-like material to float on the wind in colonies? There goes a practically infinitely renewable building material that can be used for almost anything until the industrial age. How can a civilization get to the electronic age when they spend all their time between extinction events hauling rocks and mining ores to build 2 story dwellings?
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The rocket equation itself, no, but the planet mass would also have drastic effects on the evolution of species. On our planet, high density fibrous plants like trees have an advantage when it comes to access to the sun but what if on a bigger planet, that advantage goes to plants than can emit a spidersilk-like material to float on the wind in colonies? There goes a practically infinitely renewable building material that can be used for almost anything until the industrial age. How can a civilization get to the electronic age when they spend all their time between extinction events hauling rocks and mining ores to build 2 story dwellings?
There's just so many unknowns.
Not only dwellings but fuel as well. I mean, if you don't have trees how are you going to invent fire...
Some people consider cooking a critical step in our evolution (cooking enables harvesting more calories from food).
With no good fuel available cooking could also be ... off the menu.
Dry grass catches fire quite easily and high gravity shouldn't hinder the growth of low grass.
If not grass, dried escrements are also good fuel. People use them in areas of this world with little or no trees.