Okay, I know, I only play two weeks. But.
Maybe new player has better view of things than people with old habits?
Read.
When I pick up Lord of the Rings, when I pick up sword of shannara, when I play D & D, always first thing I do - I stare at the map.
I look at the map very long time. I don't even read book first, I only look at map, and wonder.
What is here? What is there? Where will we go?
I play Battlemaster, first thing I do is look at the maps. You have WONDERFUL maps! I look, I wonder - what is that place? Who is that country?
Then I play game.
Game is:
"Everyone come takeover this region"
"Everyone refit"
"..." (no one talks realm)
You have the most magical maps, and most bureaucrat game. It is boring.
Maybe if you are king or general it is fun. If not - it is like check morning email. Read, click, next. Boring.
Probably some people think yes, some people think no, everyone say "no time!".
But your maps are magic. I think this is too bad.
I think you need big "lean downsizing". New "Marie Kondo"
Takeovers - "Does this make me joy?" No - no more takeovers!
WHAT! But always we do takeovers! Not possible!
Yes, is possible. Simply make new, small, fun way to takeoever. Forget is real, is not real. Think only - is fun?
Do for everything. Think only - is this fun? Not "but is necessary!" Only - is this fun?
I think game has too much, can be simpler.
@Anaris makes excellent question to me on other thread - "What DO you want?"
I join knights and sorcery game, I want - explore map. I want fight battles. I want become prince. I want magic sorcerers.
I do *not* want takeover region. I do not want sit in region 3 days waiting for be told where to move now.
So, this is my opinion.
