[quote=@Ascendant]
The extremely slow IC is definitely something to make a person consider not bothering.
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The IC is slow because of people waiting for stuff to happen resulting in them leaving because nothing is happening because nobody is doing anything because everybody is waiting for stuff to happen.

I'm sending out Probes to surrounding powers, AmongHeroes and SgtEasy have something going on, others have meetings being worked out in the background - nations are not static.

If you're looking for something to do, I would advise going out and exploring. You have evidence of other nearby powers existing, why not attempt making contact?