I would really support the idea of breaking up Arcaea. That's also something I suggested OOC privately to Velax, which he disagreed based on lack of nobles. But the truth is that nobles left because they feel irrelevant and boring.
Personally I won't mind breaking down Cathay if that can contribute more fun to the island. I was talking to the royal council OOC that maybe we should have just let Cathay die back in the last war if that means the players will stay in the island and fight in some other war. Cathay has lost some of our active players since the end of the war, which was a huge hit to us. If we had the former team, we would have jumped into the current one without a second thought.
Looking forward, I believe every realm needs to jump into a war right away for the sake of retaining good players. It turns out that wars, schemes, and rebellions, are the most fun part of the game. I believe empire building is fun too, but only to few people on top of the command chain.
The above is a bit off topic. The idea of burying OW now is just like continuing the thought process of the old cold war. It shows lack of creativity. But on the other side, the idea of Arcea preventing the destruction of OW is even worse… It’s like a declaration that no one should ever attempt anything. So it goes back to the old topic again that Arcaea must be broken down. In that case, everyone has an equal opportunity again.
