PL was added at PAX. I hated it then, I ve gone soft and use it now.
However, its not the PA I d like to see. But then again, I loved pia with 30min ticks.
Instead of constantly diminishing the payoffs for being active, you should add other things to the game.
In a game like SFC no one cept urself will see if u got incs ( you can be bashed if u dont check for 30mins ). So you need to be online 24/7 or send away ur fleet to save it. This game got 200k players....
Rewarding activity doesnt have to scare away other players.