While there's no problems in have more thing to give to the Knights, it's important to have more Knights, after all.
Players shouldn't join BattleMaster and immediately find themselves at the top of the hierarchy in a matter of weeks.
I had to play in a high level for years, fight against many and many enemies and fight even inside my own Council to become Duke of Avamar with Erik. After that, with the decline of players, I saw many people becoming Duke in a blink and disappearing without a trace in the same speed. Now, even with some solutions like direct appointments, we have people becoming Lord without a word... or worse... I faced some situations with no candidates at all.