Artlav, the other day I visited "Origin point" thats how I call where most players are right now, and spoted enemy ships at 50k. Which made me wonder if the server is not being filled by AI ships again, thus causing lag and slow motion?
Also, if some players are noticing lag or slow motion too, I would vote to reduce the map dimensions to a few hundred kilometers or less if that helps to do the server smoother. If that obligates me to move from my current location its not any problem for me, I just would ask to move a station and two ships.