I have now played longer and I have to say the problems have gotten worse. My faction is now filled with like 50 whales that just destroy any other faction by steam rolling them. Also latest update was a sledgehammer nerf to try and reduce burn meta for Evil factions... but they entirely shot in the dark and nerfed units and commanders who did not need a nerf in the process... The problem was alchemists and witch king, they hit corsairs and other commanders with the nerf too...