Disco's future

[Anaximander]

i would love it if the devs took another look at the game-world. it is simply way too large. when population are at its lowest (50-60) everybody is sitting in either NY or Conn because it's the only way to guarantee player interactions. You'll have to metagame and cross 5 empty systems to find someone, and by that time they will have left or logged off unless you go where the bulk of people are at.

i know systems cant be deleted from the mod without corrupting people's characters, but is it possible that jumpholes and gates just go poof? In all honesty I'd like to see a half or perhaps one third of the systems gone at this point, and there would be an even bigger need for it if server pop decline. You can stick some EVE-like sci-fi explanation on it to make it credible, and tissues could be handed out to those who go "not this system its very important for my faction"/"not this system I made my first kill there"/"not this system i used to cyber with a guy pretending to be a girl there" etc. Nostalgia has an enormous presence on the disco server, but its not something one should necessarily pay any heed too.