I don't like the extended intro that much either. I would instead like to see Sol being accessible through some very obscure route that players can use. At this point, I would imagine Sol being filled with Coalition NPCs. It would give a nice surprise to the players.
There's an unstable jump hole in Omicron-94 (which, may I add, is the southeastern-most system in Sirius) that could be modified to do something like this.
Carlos Rivera: Corsair Brotherhood Pirate - Retired, shifted to Tripoli Shipyard's Research and Development engineering teams Anthony Cameron: Guild Core Bounty Hunter - Killed in Action, committed suicide after being trapped in Omicron Minor following its destruction Juan Ruiz: Outcast Ghost of Razgriz Pirate - Killed in Action, killed by the Sirius Coalition Revolutionary Army during Bretonian piracy raid Michael Winchester: Liberty Security Force Agent - Missing in Action, likely killed during Rheinland espionage mission or trapped in Rheinland Space Eric McCormick: Order Pilot - Retired, shifted to planetside training of new recruits
