Topic: Put gamma islands in the center
Put gamma islands in the center on the map and alphas on the periphery. Also, make it possible to create safety zones in PVP areas.
These two features combined should fix the fundemantal design flaw of perpetuum where most of activity is confined to alpha, but most opportunities lie on beta unexploited.
Basically, give players the ability to create (and destroy!) alpha-like chunks of space. Thus, no divide between alpha and beta; everything is determined by player actions alone. Hubs will form wherever the players will create good conditions for it and more people will have access to real sandbox features.
Wars will have real meaning in the form of area safety status changes. Resource wars are not bad, but safety is much more versatile commodity and much higher level.