Personally speaking I find the concept of war games a bit bland, that is what SI is for, when you buy into that you check into that type of game/fun. For me on EI, Bel or Dw there is supposed to be some decent intrigue leading into a war, so that there is something you can have some passion to fight for, that is what is supposed to add depth to the game.
There's more to it than would appear on the surface, but spoiling intrigue... well... then it stops being intrigue.
