January 26, 2016 4:00 P.M. Eastern
I tried one Admiralty battle today in my Snow. My rank is 2nd Lt. Snow is equipped with an Optimized Rudder.
PROBLEM:
Compared to sailing my Snow previously, now the Snow only goes half speed in battle.
It was not able to exceed 5 knots. It also turns at about half the previous rate.
I had 100% sails, no leaks and was not able to get over 5 knots!
Before the patch I was able to do over 10 knots for most points of sailing.
I got caught "in stays" (pointing into the wind twice in this battle).
Never happened before.
Nothing has changed except today's patch.
The game is unplayable in this state.
Other players mention that they too have this problem in game chat.
I hope you remedy this situation quickly so I can enjoy you game soon.
As it is now, the game is UNPLAYBLE.