Other things to consider:
I believe galaxies would be tighter as a result of this. More trust, less secret gal chans, less fake nicking and more attention put on helping newbs and getting them into to friendly allies,, rather then being scared about your coords being leaked.
Solo players with decent scores might be seen as recruits for small/medium allies.
It could add a fun factor to smaller guys (like me
) who have no idea what the **** is going on politically. We could follow along in wars and get a better idea of the battles going on just looking at the rankings. Right now this knowledge is rather exclusive to the top echelon. Quite simply, knowing who you're attacking and being attacked by is alot more fun.
Bashers will be alot easier to spot and you'll know what ally they're in.