I say make MORE SMALLER ones so MORE NEW people can get involved. Right now all worlds are for the most part populated with people who have countries in other worlds (aka the same repeat people).
For example, I want to get my cousin to play, and I KNOW he'd love it, but there's no sense asking him to piss against the wind of Cerato's million sector clubs. And there's no refuge to be found in Herrera either now: filled up in about a month! So there's no place for a new guy to go where he's not gonna get boned.
I mean...perhaps you can even save time by making the value of all land the same. Not like any of us pay attention to it.
C'mon Johnny! ...I mean War God Almighty. And if we can help, let us know.