I am still very new to the Sins and Impulse community, but I never expirenced such a great customer and modding support, as I did with Sins of a Solar Empire.
The game is a year old and most companies abbandon their games after that time to work on the next title. But Ironclad still supports its fans and release patches not only for bugfixes/balance issuses but also for the modding community.
Also releasing new content as mini-addons is a good thing. First I disliked the idea that you get it only as a download version, but after i tried it, I changed my mind. It keeps the prices for the addons low and gives us great new content.
For this Ironclad you get this award from me:
best customer/modding support ever