When I logged on Day 1, nearly entire map was the right color. The forum was buzzing, folks having several conversations at once.
When I logged in Day 2 there was a solo member asking who else was there? He and I slogged through a race, we maintained a small lead but by the end my guys are all banged up and my attrition has joined the Mile High club. Then 3 more marked sectors pop- our colors are far and few -so here I am, negotiating like an old yardsale pro while my units heal (I only hit Heal All once by mistake) more folks start jumping on but there's not much more I can do until recal. I negotiated myself out of Robots and Marbles bc I used a bunch yesterday to pick up trades for my old guild (of course they needed em, the market's dead for them, I see. Great.) Now my coffee's cold to boot so I bail for a bit, make another cuppa but when I return- ouch -the Battleground still looks incredibly hopeless. I start making trades to resurrect the empty shelves so I can hop back in while I'm waiting for a round of tanks to cook; I see a few pleasantly hued patches and there are three sectors being worked at once, so I look for the one that needs the most help and join in the fray--
Wash, rinse, repeat.