Ok so maybe 2 million is too many to remove but there is 4,905,495 planets in the game, do we really need that many when there is probably only a few thousand active players at most.

Yes

By the terms itself, the word "average" means par. And therefore only planet below average would be considered "bad planets". Which means bad planets is actually, by definition of the term, a very % of the planet base.

Yet we consider a vast majority of planets to be "bad planets" due to our perception on the relative power of different planets. Ppl seriously likes to take things for granted

The only change planet wise I want to see is that your first scan planet on the tutorial is at least large size with at least abundant in one attribute. Everything else is fine IMO.

Just be thankful it's a script that generates the planets, else they would arrive at a SNAILS pace. Can you imagine trying to input 5 MILLION planets 1 by 1?

Why did the "remove kebab" fad come to mind when I read the title? xD

Genesis device (1 awarded every 100 ranks):

can only be used on planets size M or smaller.

increases size of planet by 1, randomly generating new planet type (based on size), with random richness (based on planet type rolled, but in 'normal' range for that planet type).

planet types available:

when starting planet size VL to M (VL increases to M size; M to VM): volcanic, gas, barren
when starting planet size A to L (A increases to L; L to VL): icy, desert, toxic (plus any of the above)
when starting planet size VS to S (VS increases to S; S to A): metallic, oceanic, terra (plus any of the above)
when starting planet size VT to T (VT increases to T; T to VS): exotic (plus any of the above)

edited: added in size M as well ... best would be a VM volcanic from a M barren ... and that really is not overpowered.

Woah, this is very interesting. +1 to this.
-1 to the original post, as that would just make it too easy.