^^^ This.
Very, very few realms actually try and TO regions during a war anymore. Those that do universally fail to actually make progress. TOs used to be SOP. YOu would almost always march on your enemy, and TO as you went. That rarely happens anymore. So you loot the regions clean, and move on. Of course this damages the roads, and slows *everything* down...
I agree with the above, but I also see where a hard turn toward this type of play could result in a fancier version of the War Islands, which isn't what I signed up for. Overall, though, this would go a long way toward easing problems of expansion, promotion, and retention.
