We may even have to simplify the game further so it would require less people to rebuild a region or take a region over eventually.
Maybe this generation of players don't enjoy text based browser games like BM as much as people 10 years ago.
I know a few people who moved on from BM and they all seem to tell me they've achieved all they could and they just cannot feel the same excitement they previously had. - I think I am reaching this point myself as well.
I think the dev team is doing the right thing by trying to cut the game down. Let's hope it will make the game more lively.