We tracked the poor performance to world creature AI. We've disabled it for the time being (while we work on it) which has dramatically increased the performance in the town and grouping. We got off to a rocky start, but we hope you see our dedication to put things in order and get the game running right. Have fun in Everdale, crafting and running dungeons. If you do please consider giving us a good review...we could use some encouragement. :)
Thanks for your support.
Warren