A lot of members seem to have quit (based on their last forum activity).
Maybe they're one of those mysterious forum guests, or maybe they just quit after the update. Maybe they will come back one day, maybe they won't. But I have a feeling if they come back and find the game unchanged, they will never check it again....
so SirEmi please add a galactic chat, the game needs it. I find it AP okay now, but I think we really need a way for newbies to communicate with the rest of the galaxy, or else you will end up with thousands of players at 0, 500 or 1000 power