Yeah, multi-orgs inflates a lot of numbers, i guess, but im sure the guys in front of me were saying there was an org with 50k members, the same one that CR mentioned once or twice i think (someone else could have been additional mentions). I'd never heard of them, and cant remember their name, but it was short, 3-5 letters i think.
Operation Pitchfork is a community event that was talked about in the early years. The idea being when the game is about to release, we'd all come together to attack the Vanduul and have one crazy irresponsible event, safe in the knowledge that the server would be wiping for release, meaning nothing would be lost by it, and it'd kinda stress test the server, the AI and see how well balanced and plausible this sort of activity would be for the future. You could join in with the attack, support it with ammo & medical, or just hoover up the mess afterwards... it didnt really matter. However that becomes impossible if there isnt a huge Vanduul army to fly head on into it. If its just small groups for PvE content, i'll be happy for gameplay content, but it wont work for Op Pitchfork, and it becomes impractical post 1.0 because you wont see the same numbers participate if the risk means losses that arent reset. People wont want to take in ships they use day-to-day if it means losing them for 2 days on an insurance claim (thinking Perseus, Hammerhead, Idris type ships). Maybe by the time its possible, people will have excess funds and backup ships and it'll be fine, but having the wipe meant no inconvenience.
