Hello everyone!
I want to start off by saying i have been playing this game from since the start of sins of a solar empire. That being said i a have message to the developers (Yarlen watch this please!). I know that on average ICO Servers have about 100-200 players online at all times and thus you have purchased a server that maintains that. You have to understand though that having SOASE: Rebellion sales will increase this dramatically to about 600-1000 players online. Every sales day the servers get so laggy that its unbearable to play. I understand from a financial viewpoint (I have owned servers on some games as well) that its not effective to hold a massive server just IF someone will come and play, but if you are hosting sales then its a must! You are losing CUSTOMERS, it is not just our concern. You could easily infect about 200 players per sale to play constantly sins. Now people are discussing on how to play this game on Hamachi. Is this what you want? Some are even leaving. So Yarlen if you are watching this, you are losing fans and future clients ... I always am thinking for the health of Sins of a Solar Empire longevity, so it is not a personal gain.
Thank you!