I personally love the idea of this app. The main issue for an app like this would be the balancing of the app for players with and without the app. Players without the ability to purchase/download this app cannot feel like the have a larger hill to climb to succeed in the game. Now as stated in the original post I would agree with some type of extra delay for using the comm link app. Although then you face the problem of what happens if I send my crew on a mission where the duration of the mission is 20 minutes on the comm link versus 10 minutes in the game. For that I would suggest some type of flag for the account that is toggled when you log in and out of the game so that mission timers will return to normal when you log on. As for the issue of rewards and currency I feel that the extended duration timers would negate any issue regarding unbalancing as far as loot and currency is concerned (lets face it there will be plenty of people who regardless of whether or not you have this app will have more gold and better items). This app should give players who have it some advantage because assuming you are downloading this app I feel that it is safe to assume that your aren't going to be playing all day everyday. If you eliminate the usefulness of the app while you are logged in you aren't going to get an advantage over someone who plays a large percentage of time. The advantage clear cut advantage is going to be versus casual to moderate players. Now another issue to address is accessibility. As we all know the majority of smart phone users are using either an android or a iOS device, including myself. Now there are still platforms such as blackberry and webOS which may have users who wish to use an app such as this, which is why I would suggest a mobile html version of this app so that the demand for this app on other platforms is eliminated and you reach a broader market base, hell I wouldn't even be opposed to using a mobile html site to use these features (would love the app though :-P). Honestly, I really hope this app does come to fruition because I would buy it in a heart beat.