Isn't war the thriving factor for a continent, regardless of that being a PvE or PvP war? If the "stalemate" or distance is boring, you can always create an enemy close at home. There's still so many "empty" lands that could split off and form new realms to blow life into, say, the entire Northern part of inhabited Dwilight atm. In the end whatever greatness you achieve in Battlemaster is not worth keeping it, as this is a game, and creating an environment of war which the game is centered around is prefferable over wishing to stabilize and monopolize land with your realm.
