Hey i know its a couple months away but how about a gift to the players like a few GP Points or something? its just a thought since its the Nations Day of Freedom and since you have so many players that cant afford to get GP points.

or at least a blow out event of some level, like say, a special game event at least. or a mission.

Dan usually does something for the major holidays, so suggest away and he might even use someones suggestion.

last year he tested out a trimatrix emblem. maybe this year he'll expand the battle market (which badly needs an expansion).

Banner Ships. NPCs that you have to build instead of destroy. Rewards based on how many you save (obviously a matched enemy.

Fireworks Artifact: Creates a dazzling display, making any NPC stick around for 6 more hours.

Red Rockets: A special weapon system that you can equip two of on your ship, but each time you use it degrades by one level so every 10 attacks you have to repair it. or it just has a chance to degrade if that's too big a pain.

Independence Hall: Spend Political Favor to upgrade production on a planet for 1 week.