Sorry but this is just dumb.
1. Whoever created that trade fort needs to be sacked. In fact punched in the face then sacked. What are you doing here? You put a lighthouse on top of some gates, gratz. Appreciate its not finished but it better be a HELL of a lot better than that. 0 effort.
2. Why are you making people pay to build their own ships? I get paying for the pre-made at freeports which is fine but paying for a ship in your own shipyard with mats you have farmed makes no sense. Who are you paying and for what? The ship has been hand built with materials you've done yourself? It will hurt single players and smaller companies and make it harder for them to get going.. Unless the new trade routes are going to flood the market with gold. Which if this is the case will have an impact on trading and the economy, prices will get stupid for things if Gold is so easy to find. And then what would be the point in shipwrecks or doing Maps (other than BPs) which in PVE have limited use i.e buildings?
3. Removed XP for bosses? why? So how will players earn XP at higher levels. Past 80 the XP grind is slow AF! The only way to level is end game bosses. It also removes any reason to do them more than once. Once you get the Feat literally no reason to go back.
4. What the hell is the Ramming Ship? Who asked for that? Who even designed that, sorry, think I know ^^... People asked for a ship between Galleon and Brig aka Frigate. No one has a use for this Ramming ship. Please for the love of god just make a Frigate instead.... actually listen to the players!
I think you guys need to release a road map to put these changes into context because without seeing the end game these changes make no sense and actually harm the game.
People are lining up to leave and everyone I speak to is quitting because the game has no direction with stupid changes and updates. All you need to do is listen to the players...