I'm approaching 1200 and I have to agree, it's unmanageable. At least 150 planets are using subsidies to get food. I have planets at level 130+ cause I'll forget I even have them. I'll even miss entire clusters of planets if they're a bit far from my main empire. Wars are a drag, since every is either too small, weak, dead, inactive or far to have a fun fight. I've thought about quitting and starting fresh maybe, but I don't wanna just give up on 9 months of daily efforts to get there.
Also, I wanna keep my #3 spot on the money board