I heard someone mention that we should have the Aegis Shield as an ability rather than an artifact. I couldnt agree more. However, i believe that we should also have the ability to set an 'Overlord' status which puts the planets production into 200% but decreases the population by 20 each hour its active (because all the slaves are dying from exhaustion). Another ability i considered was the 'Evasive Thrust' which does not allow shield recharge and adds an extra 15% to defence on the ship while active.

your eveasive thrust would be great for people like me whos only shields are xcharge cells but have large amounts of attack/defense

exactly. plus it would be helpful when fighting NPCs. and in PvP too i guess, but it could be one of those strategic tactical maneuvers that you can use to get a slight edge on another player.