I would like to start by saying that I don't usually post and I tend to support game developers that make games that are historically based. This is not meant as a complaint but more as a constructive criticism from a casual gamer.
I have no idea what you guys did when you tweaked the game in the last patch, but it is less enjoyable.
The AI is waaaay too accurate compared to the ships I build
The AI is waaaay too hard to sink
The missions are waaay too hard and frustrating, even the ones I completed pre-patch are less enjoyable or just plain frustrating to play
The game, overall, is not as fun as it was and sometimes just plain frustrating, having to micromanage different ships because of the poor friendly AI captain
My guns switch from one target to another randomly and lose their accuracy
My accuracy drops off at closer ranges, which is just plain weird, with small calibers more accurate than higher calibers (I honestly don't understand how, at 1000m my 18inches have 20% accuracy to the opposing BB's 75% accuracy rating)
There aren't enough descriptions for what certain items do. Like for example what is the difference between long range accuracy and general accuracy rangefinders.
etc...
I'm sure it's much more historically accurate now, with armor and velocities and whatnot, but frankly I don't play games to be historically perfect (The battle of Jutland lasted what? a full day irl? I don't want to play a whole day to complete one battle) With battles taking as long as they do now I am certainly not looking forward to a whole campaign of those, God help us if we ever have to do 15 vs 15 BBs it will take a year to finish the battle.
I guess what I am trying to say is that it is easy to get lost in the minutiae, and I understand that the loudest voices are ones who are most passionate about historical accuracy, and that everyone has their own opinion, but please don't lose sight of the fact that games, before they are anything else, should be fun.
With that in mind, I think I will be putting Ultimate Admiral away until after the next patch, play a couple of battles and see if it still is an exercise in frustration.
Again, please don't take this the wrong way, I love the game and wish it success, but maybe you could do 2 modes of play, one for the hardcore historically oriented masochists, and another for thsoe who play games to relax and watch the pretty ships and have fun.
My 2 cents