Had a thought, looking for some feedback on possible in-game reactions.
So, all of the gates explored in the EP universe have thus far been in the Orion Arm of the Milky Way galaxy, with the possible exception of Corse, way, way, waaay out on the Galactic Rim. But the gates are implied to be seeded throughout the entire Milky Way, if not further.
And here's the thought: Want a nifty location to stick an exo-galactic gate that's not someplace extreme in distance, like Andromeda, or even the Magellanic Clouds? Use one of the 180-odd globular clusters in orbit around the Milky Way. The Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy would be a good choice--it has passed through the Milky Way in the past, and is set for another collision with the galactic disk again sometime in the "near" future (astronomically speaking), but is still currently well above the galactic disk, but there are other options as well.
So, what would be the response to finding a gate that is outside the galactic plane--a gate that enables a "top-down" view of the Milky Way, even if there's no other resources worth speaking of in the area? I imagine that the astronomers would go nuts at the very least--we'd probably see most if not the entire astronomy branch of the argonauts temporarily decamp if they have any access to the home gate (i.e. Pandora, Fissure, maybe Vulcanoid).
But that's just my initial thoughts--a really big observatory. Anyone have any other thoughts and projections on what the transhuman reactions would be to finding this type of gate location?
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