I personally don't mind having a new Independent system, considering there's still a 'system overhaul' inbound, which I'm very much looking forward to.
What I really dislike about Laptev though, is its location on the Galaxy Map. It is crammed so tightly between Texas, Virginia and Bering, that the mouse cursor has trouble registering the right system. Not to mention that whole star cluster looks somewhat wonky.
Since Laptev is not a separate solar system per se, but rather a sector on the fringes of Bering, wouldn't it make more sense to place it on an isolated map similarly to Darlington or Knossos?
Admittedly, I have no idea how time-consuming that would be and if it would be worth the effort, so maybe we'll just have to roll with it
