Upon complaints about realms/regions suffering as they get more interesting, we devs took absolute care to ensure that we made no decisions based on current island politics, but on methods that resulted in an impartial choice on our part. Hence, those north/south polls. As someone who plays in Eponllyn and Lyonesse, it was not easy realizing you'd lose 'your realm', but at the same time, it is good to look forward to a more dynamic battlemaster like in the days of old. Situations like Eponllyn/Fallangard/Perleone can still continue to develop based on past diplomatic efforts, but there is now a new impetus for action. Will it divide the south or unify it?
And now, my frustration at Lyonesse losing Hawthorne by treason can finally be realized for the true harm it did to us beyond just island politics.
