So with the new age quickly approaching my teammates and I have begun to debate things moving forward. This kingdom is a mixture of older players and new. Now I started this thread because as of late I've been looking at things from a different view and it seems to me that how I have picked or helped decide kd setups in the past is wrong. As I look back since my return in age 61 and my several ages as king, steward, or some branch of leadership I notice we make our choices based on a narrow view that war will come and we will fight. The fault with this mindset is that we spend 80% or more of the age in either normal or some other stance other than fighting in war. This generally leads to stagnation as we search for war.
So my questions would be: Is it better for a kingdom to pick their setup with the endgame being war OR is it better to pick based on where the bulk of one's time as a team will be. I have come to believe it would be better to pick based on where we spend most of our natural time as a kd as it seems the return on your investment is much greater when you pick a design that is geared towards non war play vs the two maybe three weeks of the age that we are actually fighting in war. I do play for war and we consider ourselves a war kingdom of ghetto caliber. This age we have fought 4 wars.
Thank you and I look forward to feedback on this topic