This has went better than I'd hoped with some good ideas. Close games are much more fun even if you loose. I do agree cross server would be the best answer, but we've been told no\ not any time soon.
I think equal que priroity may be a good step & want to add an idea. Adjust the match making for people with out a mastered ship. Would have to be tied to a certain amount of req so it's not exploited. A real tutorial would be huge gain as we'll.
Verin my intent was not a,"protect me thread." Playing against strong competion is fun, educational, & makes you a better pilot. Getting / giving curb stomps less to know fun. I do enjoy GSF to the point of leveling some alts to look for a more active community. My intent was wanting more people to play.
The vet pilots that are active posters are a true resource to the community, but we all need to remember that most players never come to the forums. I've suggested a link to the gsf posts about ships & tactics be added to the tutorial .
Here is some QQ getting curb stomped because you are effective at all is like getting a colonoscopy ....