I must agree with the previous comments.
Having played there for a very long time, I felt no joy in sitting around doing nothing for very long periods of time. Whatever fun you were having, it did not come to me. I got so bored that I managed to raise an infiltrator from scratch and build it all the way up (only using the Academy) until it was a pure force to be reckoned with.
As for the Ice age, I was.excited to see this event carry out, until it stopped just barely over the land to the point that it only effected the realms that were already dying. This only made that Federation stronger and the game less fun.
I believe sinking Atamara was the right decision, I only wish its downfall could have been prevented.
I would also like to point out... It didn't "Slow down a bit", it literally came to a standstill.
