I have to say I like the current limitations quite a bit... just adding a scale factor doesn't solve things.
As M. said, the closer stars are easily reachable by someone planning a long camping trip. Having stations at the edge (or outside) the Limit also help, because they are good waypoints on your way out.
The speed limits also help to keep the scenario a bit diverse... if suddenly FTL is possible within the Solar System, there is no such thing as a "police will come in a few hours, you are on your own" settings left. You fire up your "I NEED HELP NOW! MAYDAY" screamer and help could be minutes away. Things go from "Wild West/civilized cities vs. vast outback" to "just around the corner".
But I think we should talk more about "what plots we want and are not possible" at the moment... its easy to "invent" new tech... and its easy to completely break our current setting with it.
As M. said, the closer stars are easily reachable by someone planning a long camping trip. Having stations at the edge (or outside) the Limit also help, because they are good waypoints on your way out.
The speed limits also help to keep the scenario a bit diverse... if suddenly FTL is possible within the Solar System, there is no such thing as a "police will come in a few hours, you are on your own" settings left. You fire up your "I NEED HELP NOW! MAYDAY" screamer and help could be minutes away. Things go from "Wild West/civilized cities vs. vast outback" to "just around the corner".
But I think we should talk more about "what plots we want and are not possible" at the moment... its easy to "invent" new tech... and its easy to completely break our current setting with it.