why the fuck do you play this game? whats the point of this? did anyone play single player warband and ACTUALLY run around doing nothing but trading?
please say no, please say not one single person played one of the best war games, arguably one of thee best medieval wargames with thee best ( NO DEBATE ) melee combat system...please say no one played it as a fucking merchant
Who cares? Honestly, why do you care so much about how other people want to play the game?
I'm on the same page as you, I enjoy fighting other people more than I enjoy prolonged periods of peace. However, I think it's safe to say that 50% of strategus is trying to get a working economy. Some people enjoy the economical approach more than they do balls to the wall all out war.
So chill out, Strategus round 5 is still a blossoming shit flower, just give it time and let it progress, even if it'll still suck just like the other rounds.