Have you tried Active or Hot? They're not exactly what you're describing, but are designed to address the same need: they show you posts with the most activity on the post or comments, weighted toward more recent activity.
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I tried them and I hate them. I mainly get stuff with zero comments.
Comments should definitely be sorted by new, but why most comments when there's a new comments sorting option?