So here we go again. You want to play 'your game' when others want to play their games. If you want to change something you will have to learn some programming and join the dev team so you understand what volunteering is like.
Just simply demanding won't do anything. People just don't seem to understand how much work is being put into this game by some of our most dedicated people's spare time. Instead of complaining about everything why don't you appreciate the changes?
Er, I happen to know some programming. Though my skills are beginner at best, as my work revolves around supporting instead of development. But what programming languages do the game utilize?
I do share same feeling with feyeleanor on some parts.
Should you want more players willing to take on the additional responsibilities, there are a few obvious examples around. There are many vacant region lordships, and there are still some players who prefer to become knights rather than region lords. The amount of regions are more than the amount of characters. Maybe make an earthquake event and cause one region to go down under, like Atlantis. Maybe we can do a quick survey in game why they do not want to be region lord.
On participations and the active players spread their efforts ever thinner. I agree mostly with feyeleanor. I am active player(Does not take a quick check to see my characters are Rulers, Banker, General, Marshal, Vice Marshal, Judge, Region Lord and Duke) and I used to contribute RolePlays(RP) frequently in the past, though there is less RP from my characters nowadays. Battlemaster game in its very first page does say it is about 15 minutes play for the game. But the higher positions you rise through the ranks, the more times you need to play. Your characters need reply to other players letters, involve in your realm affairs and if your characters known other realm contacts, they also need to keep in touch. An active player like myself, probably devote quite sometime to the game as so many other players as well. We may not involve on one island so much, but we do participate on another island. So to ask the second character to migrate from current island to another island, most active players probably won't do it. We may even consider to focus our efforts on our what-do-we-call the best character or a primary character that we love to play with.
I have been thinking since the new proposed game change is posted to the login page. Why not make Adventurer and Priests not counted as second character? Since we already consider Adventurer as not counted in this new change. But do not give them ability to command troops or use scouts at all.
