Actually, believe it or not they did implement two ideas/concepts (into one hud device) I had suggested some time ago. Could it just be a strange coincidence? Sure and then again maybe not. In this case my thread in the forums was a duplicate effort in addition to a well thought out email directly to them.

I have hope and I don't think it's in vain. As I mentioned in reply in the other thread on the graphics engine upgrade, they have implemented many things people want.

Lets name a few ones that I am watching closely:
  1. MP Pets all last for two hours now. You know how long they've been asking for this change from 30/40/60 minute old duration? From the start of the game.
  2. Want your own city for Alien Raids and city buffs? They are implementing instanced cities (no markets though). So no more being left out if you never landed a plot to build a city on and no bidding 2+billion credits for a plot. Hell yes, I'm starting my own org again sometime soon and I will farm AI as much as I want.
  3. Instanced Pande = very soon. No more dealing with a raid bot and fighting over phats. Organize your own Pande raid.
  4. More detailed info on the new engine.
Play or don't play but these are great changes.

Regards,
-K