You are right Rosso.
I am wondering if the low FPS is a result of too much terraforming, combined with too many objects (tribes, chars, fires, structures, etc.). Is zone 740 overburdened? I don't get low FPS where I am, but it is not densely populated, thus my guesses on performance problems. I am quite sure it is not the individuals systems, although I have an XP laptop where the game crashes every time after a few seconds in, even though it exceeds the min req.