Honestly, if we split into two separate continents or better yet, two separate maps, NA would have way more fun and the battles would be much better.
This would also allow for smaller clans to come in and gain a foothold easier.
I would not mind if KUTT was an individual clan, we'd have just as much fun. We were lumped onto the Green Side by Hospitaller's hand in this previous strat by attacking Uslum, other than that, we had every intention of staying out of it. If there weren't so many alliances made up (Hospitaller + Occitan + LL + ATS + Anyone else) and (Chaos + LLJK + TKoV + KUTT + etc etc) and (HATE) and (FCC) then we would have a LOT more battles and a LOT more fun. The map would be played out accordingly, but instead, most clans have held onto Alliances throughout every Strategus and just go to benefit themselves--which is fine, but it's ruining the idea behind Strategus.
Don't get me wrong, I get that it is a Strategy driven game--but if your strategy for winning is to hold hands and craft goods then wipe out all the players who are having a great time just fighting one another till the very last coin is spent, you're just being intrusive. It wouldn't be hard to sit back for three months, and all of North America sign kum-bai-ah while we craft a shit load of gear, run trade caravans safely, and hug one another with our mouths.. but who honestly wants to be involved in that? That sounds like the most boring thing ever. I picture a Cogny person sitting in their study reading a newspaper and drinking Tea speaking to their allies, "I say ole chap, do you want to run a trade caravan? There are no scoundrels to intrude, let's do it for shits n giggles ehh?"
BORING.
What I love about North America's Strategus right now is how everyone WANTS to get INVOLVED. We want to PLAY. We want to KICK ASS and CHEW BUBBLEGUM. But then you have European Nations who sit back and say, "Hey, let's make love to one another, build up an army, when they're really vulnerable, let's stick a knife in their ribs....but let's wait 4 months to do it."
Two separate mentalities.
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Two separate maps.
In other words..