My character was elected Grand Duke in Fissoa not very long ago. I'll just tell you of my experience within the realm.
I joined BM a few years ago. My first character wasn't very enjoyable, but my second was. After a short period in Myern (until it's downfall) I joined Fissoa. And I have never regret it.
In the beginning, things were quite static. The Ruler and Duke position were solid, politics were lame. Region Lords rarely changed, and little communication occured. Apart from the permanent cold war with PeL, nothing ever happened, really. I'm unsure how many players Fissoa had a long time ago, but when I joined the realm was probably doing pretty bad, and things kept going worse. There was a time where we had maybe 12 players for 9 regions.
Ever since I joined, I have invested time and effort to spice things up. The Fissoa Verminators were an example, as well as the great discussions I had with Shenron. Slowly I managed to acquire a certain standing within the realm, and ever since, I've been trying to revert the bad developements within the realm.
The High Command was abolished, the government structure reformed, the Verminators started, armies reorganised (though perhaps not very succesfully), ties make, changed or weakened, a new body of laws and so on. To the outside world it might seem nothing every happens in Fissoa, but I must contest this. We've been working to create a better environment within the realm, with more cooperation and more things going on.
And now, all of that is threatened by TMP.
I wouldn't love anything more than to lead an army against Candiels, D'Hara, the Astroist realms or wherever. But we are simply unable to do so - and if we would ever be, it would be because we'd circumvent TMP (such as by raiding rogue lands, the 'fake TO' as suggested by Nosferatus, ...). That's just lame.
Fissoa has limited options, being bordered by two realms of which one is our long-standing ally, and the other is a newly discovered friend. I simply refuse to get rid of all of that history, tradition and effort just because we are hit by TMP. All we can really do is send an army against Aurvandil, but it is exactly TMP that is keeping us from advancing.
Nonetheless, we are trying hard to get something going. It is just very difficult and slow to do so, thanks to TMP. I'm not going to give up just yet, but slowly frustrations are building up - I can really feel Shenron here.
TMP breaks immersion, prevents wars, and is not fun. I can understand the ideas behind it, and they certainly have or had merit, but for as far as I can see, it totally misses it's goal at the moment. Perhaps a revision could fix these issues, but until they are resolved, I strongly suggest we get rid of it, at least temporarily.
Edit: I am aware Fissoa doesn't have the most sexy reputation in Dwilight, let alone in Battlemaster. But I've been trying to change that, honestly. There is a reason I fly Fissoan colours under my forum name: I love the realm. Without it, I wouldn't be in BM anymore.