Actually that's the most amazing thing about this game, you don't have to sit hours on your pc, The slow pace allows the people who have a "life" to play without wasting a lot of precious times, And this is a "Nation Sim" which means you have a virtual nation to lead, and you can't expect a country to grow into a superpower in one day, Plus the actual fun of such games exists in things like joining alliances, setting up trade relations, raising an army and going to war, diplomacy etc. And if you want some real time action, why don't you play CoD or something like that?