BM is more than a game of conquest, its a game of diplomacy first.
Absolutely it is. But it's still a game of conquest; it's just not ONLY a game of conquest.
You're deliberately misquoting Tom.
No I'm not. I don't think there is a type of player we can have too many of, except a multi-cheater, and I have a hard time understanding the statement as anything other than saying there are people who joined the game who we would rather not have joined the game at all. I'm now curious who. And I didn't misquote him. Yes, I know there was a dependent clause after that; but it's not relevant. I don't see how attracting people who want to be expansionist and conquer or settle new lands is a bad thing.