it seems that when there are less people using KOC at the same time the graphics seem to show up, but when there are a lot of people using KOC (rush hour or something) the graphics are down.
i totally agree, turn gold is very important in Age 2 cause usually it is hard to find someone that gives you more of money with 1 attack turn than you get every half an hour.
yeah 10 maximum sucks but you've gotta remember that in Age 1 the more soldiers you had the better your rank was, in Age 2 the numbers of your army aren't that important and maybe because of that the admins decided to limit it to 10 soldiers every 24 hours...