@ Render - Im not even sure you read my post, I said Fam #s and amounts are able to be changed if needed...
@ TCO - We had a back log of bugs that needed Dev attention. There was no point starting up another Gal and inheriting them also there... Now we have Stefan (on occasion) and Pie sorting stuff out, weve decided to get this HC gal up and running permanently (Shorter rounds, and continous resets)
If you guys actually embraced change in this game you might see more variation or whatever... Its a HC galaxy, anything goes, live outside your box! Youre able to be a challenge to a fam even if you were to play SS or 2 man team or whatever you get stuck with, this is what LEGEND status is made of, ppl that survive the so called inevitable. Quit complaining about how its unfair to you because of "luck" and play the damn game, experiment, try out different strats, whatever; instead of sitting there at your computer - LOGGED IN, and still whining that you want a diff HC gal up. Were never going to suit 100% of the players, and someone will always be unhappy with what weve done but tough titties! 
Its like listening to chip munks version of a Britney Spears song - Its amusing the first time you hear it but gets old rather quickly 
"I lie down next to an angel, fall asleep and fly with the demons"
I once prayed to god for some planets, but quickly found out he didnt work that way