I can see the pros and cons in a wipe. For the short term at least, there will be a flurry of trading, mining, piracy, and police activity, everywhere.
On the other hand, players will be driven away because of the hundreds/thousands of hours of work they've put into their ships, characters and bases will be gone.
Also, you'll get the random lolwut 'lolol I created Admiral.Hale so you no can haz the name'.
I would lose my beloved Nomad Power Cell. OTOH, that damned molly base would be gone.
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