The sheer number of characters is why it seems like we're leaning - as a collective - towards a more open start. That way not having connections laid out to begin with isn't really a huge deal and people can work on them over time.<br/><br/>As I sit here talking with some people on Steam, and some in PM's it seems more and more likely that this is the direction we're going to go. I'm currently drawing up a mock thread list for such a launch... And once I have a chance to hear from a couple more people, I'll make a choice about what we're going to do.<br/><br/>That said, I'll probably launch the game with at least one storyarc active, for those who aren't sure where to even begin.