I'm sorry Jadzia, but the way you want this game will surely kill. You know why there's only 6 people in your area? Becuase there is no point to anything. The game isn't balanced at all. What people like myself are suggesting are ways to balance the game and have it cater to many different playing styles.
I'll agree with you that having the entire game world conquerable would be a bad idea; but this game has NO CONTENT. Nothing to do that has any challenge.