I totally agree with @Ash. Discovery has a lot of nice systems and ships which placed together gives an awesome universe. But it also has same number (or even more) restrictions. I personally know some people who started playing, liked the universe and Disco's ships, but gave up playing because they weren't able to do what they wanted to do with their ship of dreams.
I didn't mean we need to completely remove the restrictions. No, it brings so much fun to a lot of people, but we should also find way for newcommers to stay there for longer time.
I personally think Disco has many good aspects, but should be improoved in other way.
I can mention FLU server, which is very dead right now. But when I had my first steps in this game (there were much more ppl), I liked cooperating with ppl just to survive in Nomnom space. And I will say it again: Disco's ships and systems + basic cooperation character from FLU & system claims = best freelancer multiplayer server ever. Well, I know it can't happen, both Disco and FLU are a way too different. They just won't fit together, which is very sad for me.
Cheers, Cat~
//EDIT:
Well what can we do? I've got some ideas.
Well I was adding some systems to FL in the past, so I know it isn't very difficult. However, if I remember well, there's limited number of systems which can exist in game (placed on system list). What about dividing whole disco into 2 areas? Eg. inRP Core Worlds and ooRP Outer Rim. You can reach this just by adding more systems connected with Connecticut. ooRP universe will be connected with inRP one by /conn command. Well, back to the point, add as many as possible systems, subforum here with ooRP universe where people will be able to create unofficial and official factions. Give the right to claim ooRP systems only to official factions, so it will help to avoid creating tones of small empires. Add rules about starting war between factions and claiming systems. And check how it will work, in this way you won't remove stuff which already exists and give ppl chance to do something else in this mod. Well it's only my idea, I hope you will enjoy it and maybe even bring into Disco's reality. Anyway, I only wanted to share this idea.
