There is definitely conflict, but in a strange sort of individual way. Too many characters, players even, think that the way to whatever goals hey have or even their goal itself, is to subvert, sabotage, or appropriate power for themselves using whatever underhanded tactics possible. Is that realistic? Of course. However, there is also the thing about realms. You know how BM advertised it to the world as the game where you actually start off in a team? At least that's what I remember back in 2007 when I was surfing around in my dorm wondering what online game to spend a little time while I was bored in between lectures.
Too many people I think want something more, or different. Who knows what it is. But that only leaves the point that if everyone is a leader, then there will be no followers to do anything. That is not to say that there are no followers. Those would be the majority of characters who don't talk, usually played by players who don't have the time or otherwise don't put in too much time into the game. And that's good for them, because seriously, this is a game. Say what you like about my post count or time spent logged in, at the end of the day, I'm still aiming to get a dual doctorate, working my best to learn lab techniques so I have a better skillset, and I still won't be talking about any achievements in BM. It's a game, so it's good to have fun, but not so good to get obsessed.
Now, on that point, I have observed that there have been people, myself unfortunately included at one point, who think that the point of being heard or whatever in a realm is to be as loud and obnoxious as possible. Some examples that spring to mind are Anabellium West and Leoma Tahlim, both of whom are now inactive (And the Tahlim family seems to be gone. Meh.) Something about the loud ones makes me wonder though how many realms would truly see them off as loud and otherwise pointless, being capable of replacing them with someone just as capable but more amenable to the team spirit.
That, I think, is something sorely lacking in certain pockets of BM, perhaps even the majority. There is a lack of true teamwork, in that unlike a group that really works together and supports each other towards a common goal, maybe even share some friendship (Gasp, friendship? In BM?), the status quo to me seems more like a pragmatic arrangement, where little weasels can still snake into power. Lefanis family, Chenier family, Valentine family, Himoura family, I'm looking at you guys.
But, there is also the thought that many people are unwitting sheep to be led. While all the drama isn't necessarily a bad thing, it can get tiresome sometimes. Of course, the sword that hangs over a king's head has been there since the beginning, so those who don't want to taste that shouldn't attempt it. Aristotle also once said that a monarch was protected by his subjects while a tyrant feared them because anyone among them could achieve power through bloodshed much like he had. And so the revolving empire and all, yeah?
Now I'm going to stop there because I've gone likely into nonsense.
