I guess you realize that 200 users in an Internet game is a ridiculously low number. Also, I guess you realize that in a strategy game, the hard work has to be done IN ADVANCE. So, it is normal that the season you have the team built and you are winning is possibly the less time demanding. Anyway...
Now, other IMPORTANT factor.
When server is accelerated, people will start complaining their players age too quickly.
Users are used to take love to their players. When they see players are old in a few months after being finally trained ... they will start asking for later aging.
Now players reach their primes at the ridiculously high age of 34!!! (hi, Marin, hating your "solutions" again). What would you do? players starting to age at 40? 50?.