Deleting systems poll UPDATE

[DocPepper]

I am not a terribly active Disco player (as evidenced by my one post on these forums from the last time I attempted to get into the game), but Discovery is something I've poked my head in on I've poked my head in on every few years since around the time of 4.85. While I've always been interested in the story of the mod, I don't have the personal investment others here might, and I don't know the history of the developers nearly well enough to truly have any form of personal opinions on them or their work to this date.

However, over the years, what's generally kept me playing when I've checked in on the mod was the ability to have some fun exploring new systems I've never seen before, trying to track down new stations and wrecks and generally just having fun stumbling into new locations and things I'd never seen before. This latest go, that's taken the form of cruising around the sector trying to get information on every single station that I can to reveal as many potential trade routes as I can. It was a bit disheartening, and a little bit frustrating, when I stumbled across this thread a few days ago almost immediately after having fully explored several of the systems on that list. It suddenly feels like I've completely wasted several hours of my week, and I fear that with fewer systems, the mod will hold my attention for less time in the future.

I also definitely agree here that it is highly unlikely that fewer systems means more interactions. I've had a couple rp interactions this time, but the vast majority of people I encounter say nothing and continue on their way as I continue on mine. Fewer systems would not change that, it'll just make those occurrences more frequent.

I don't expect my thoughts here to be given as much weight as others as an inactive player, but I wanted to give my own two cents on the idea of system removal.