Zha I agree. It's not only that, but so many nations are heavily engaged in war at this time.
While many of them are the enemy to some of us, Thinking in game play only, recovery seems unlikely. Those that were unlucky enough not to be in an alliance, and in war. I don't even want to think about.
The argument that wars should be costly , and do great harm is an argument to try to change attitudes through game mechanics. Yet I remember a time where after war, recovery was speedier. There was less war because it was so much easier to catch up. The political gain wasn't as great. It was great to watch alliances rebuild and take their place back on the world stage.
One of the greatest things about CN in the past has been not only the ability to manage a nation , but in regrowth, building , and opportunity.
I remember all the griping as there was not enough war. People were bored . Now the effect of war is people give up easier, as rebuilding is so slow, and recovery even slower.
Why were the dynamics of sides so fun back then , because once a war happened, the other alliances were able to recover. Now they cannot catch up. It's not just a question of how effectively you manage a nation. Game mechanics are not only slowing down growth of the top , but recovery of anyone who has ever been at war , is at war , and are trying to recover at present.
Being larger means less fun, there's less to buy , less to do. It does get quite boring. Yet if growth slows down too much , the game also slows down for everyone. While smaller nations have things to buy, it takes them longer to buy it. The time investment is to great just to get a decent nation. This is an incredibly slow game as it is.
And Finally Syz.. Nations at war, aren't likely to make any changes during a war. So don't say some of us haven't taken your advice. Some of us are still locked into our governments, and situations and game mechanics won't allow the change. And with my naturals coal/silver and the usual 3 to 4 weeks it take me to settle for what trades I can get, I'm not really looking forward to a trade switch. Not to mention the nations I'm trading with are at war also.
Like I said this is a slow game . It was a fast change , and new nations won't know the difference. Yet Oldies like me, well we remember a different game. Improvements shouldn't just add to the game, they should also make the game enjoyable to play.
I am wondering tho where the game will go , when play is focused on the game, where you update once a day, yet have to spend an huge amount of time setting it up just to collect only to loose it all , and rebuilding will take forever and a day. Indeed there will be much more to loose through war. And I don't know if people will stay for the long slow regrowth after them. No longer is there any balance to the expense of the rise of infrastructure cost. Tech nor military add anything to your nation. Now Nukes take something away from your nation. So will some alliances focus to much on perfect building only to loose it all when they are less likely to be defended by nukes ? I dunno. All I know is it's a different world. And I totally hate my nation.