So, here is a problem that I think I see in ghetto land now.
People like to pump. I understand that, I like to pump too. What happens is there are more people who don't know how than do. So you get a kingdom that is all 280 nwa waving and beating on all sorts of kingdoms and generally being kind of mean (yes, I know utopia is a cruel game and I love it that way). So the philosphy is as they hit, they get less pumped and eventually are unpumped enough that someone will war them. Maybe.
I know my little ghetto seems to have no problems finding wars being 195-250 nwa. Short hostile, nice war, no hurt feelings etc.
I don't have a solution to this "problem", merely the observation that it seems to make it harder for things to work casually. I don't think we want to discourage proper pumping because we hope that people learn how and move up and compete up top in time. I don't think we want to encourage poor play because that leads to boredom and long-term dissatisfaction with the game. Just the same the button baiting and beat-downs I am observing are kind of what I would call demoralizing.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? I am just looking for some clarity and trying to mull over some ideas that maybe improve play.
I kinda feel like prosperous is terrible and simply should be abolished. Extend EoWCF one day longer and remove these pump stances completely.