i havent exactly thought this through tottaly but i think for zone to get a playercount boost it needs to be more single player friendly, missions and bots and stuff, maybe a planet when its players vs NPCs to go along side the pvp planets.
along side this could be weapons designed for single player that could be more cinematic and fun to use, stuff that wouldnt be accepted in the normal game cuz of it would be complained about.
just throwing suggestions out there i really want to play zone properly again, come on guys, lets think this through!