[Shogun]

i think rewarded testweekends would be awesome!
everybody gets a chance to test, no matter what time he is able to come on, and the server would have a stable population all weekend.
the devs could start specialised tests whenever they think the population number serves their purpose best without further announcements. they see 300 people on test, they start putting big red commands onscreen and watch.
could turn out extremely dynamic if the incentive is worth testing on a weekend. like some station cash for every 30 minutes of active play on test. an activity sensor is already in place and idle logouts could be adjusted so that idly players never gain the sc. and when we still had auraxium as a ressource, later on there was a warpgate check applied to prevent warpgate idlers from gaining auraxium, so this system could also be used.