The event would have been a lot tenser if the gem had made it out of Gallia and into the well-populated systems. Imagine the ship in California, trying to get into NY. The closer to the selling point, the more people would have taken part, would have tried to get their hands on it. A lot more factions can interact there, more than CR and GRN as it was today.
That would have been pretty cool madness, a lot nicer than a furball that 1 gunship could easily break up and then a 5 minutes empty flight back home.
The event type is cool, didn't manage to rise to its potential this time though.