Not true - it's still RNG reliant. In my experience, in my home system and 100ly surrounding, HGEs are still too rare e.g. maximum of one in a system, containing zero G5 mats.
Yes, I've seen players commenting in other threads saying they're finding a dozen HGEs one after the other with a gazillion G5s in each one. But they're in hugely populated systems with massive player activity.
Go 50ly out of the bubble and tell me HGEs are aplenty, with video proof.
Player shouldn't be forced to travel to the centre of the bubble for HGEs. If anything, HGEs should be super rare in highly populated systems because of the high chances that 'someone else' has gotten there first. Like the free Conda at Hutton.
You won’t get anyone telling you that.
High Pop. is a fundamental condition that increases HGE spawns.
That isn’t RNG, that’s just not looking in the right places.