I'm sorry to bring this up again but I feel it's necessary.
Since the changes to the cost to buy new ships the game has slowed to a crawl.
Under the old system I used to come online daily to play but now because of the time it takes to generate cash I only need to come here about once a week.
It's taking forever to build up my fleets. I know I can use the new plunder function to build gold but that requires some decent fighting ships and with the fighters I have the damage repair costs almost as much as the plunder taken.
I have 100 trade galleons travelling 1 hour 13 minutes between Goroum and Pania and it has taken months to build and equip a single ship of the line. I hate to think how long it will take a new player.
Under the old system a new player could rise quickly through the rankings, if they were willing to put in the time and effort, as I proved by finishing second in the last world. Now it is impossible to move fast due to the time it takes to raise cash.
I hate to be negative but I really think this has been a step backwards.