I want to play this world, but I am torn. This is literally exactly what I requested in the forum, but the main reason I don't like this game as much is "ISLAND QUESTS & HEROES". I don't enjoy them... Going to have to debate.
CATPUNCHER
Why would you have a problem with island quests and heroes? They add to the game and don’t add cost. I beta tested heroes and like how a hero changes the character of a city. You build your troops and use tactics suited to the hero and god of the city. Island quests provide free tokens that come in handy and a defensive quest can even be used to snipe a CS. Conquest is the adult game. If you don’t like the complexity, play revolt where you spam revolts and just have to land a CS in one of many revolted cities…
The speed 2 is fine. BP 6 days fits the speed as an active player can finish bandits and get to CQ ability before BP ends and have 3 cities by then.
If you want to complain, the only game balance issue is unlimited gold use. Gold has a role. The best solution would be have each server be a sub account for gold and only allow a set amount of gold per week to be infused. You can still make all the gold on market you want and transfer to overall gold pool from a server, but it would force people to play more strategically. The other fix would be to go back to half finish builds instead of instant finish.