I'm sure somewhere deep inside you understand why GRANDMOM.
Like someone told me recently (I think it sums it up real nice), strategus never ends, not even between rounds, its only a pause between the same players who will continue what they were doing before.
We have to deal with it and try to "fix" it in our own way, or go with the flow, or do both
How come you dont see the current strategus as an opportunity to do just that?
Your crusade was the first big war.
The second big war is coming and you can still do what you wanted to, you dont even have to manage a big ass alliance yourself, its already there and waiting for you.
Yes, I understand why but it was the biggest challenge so I had to try - we failed to unite enough clans, make people forget about past grudges and make them believe and trust in each other - and thats that
Strategus does end, all things end - this game is over, why because the UIF won it. No, they havent completely killed everyone on the map, but they are victors. Right now they are waiting for the opposition to get stronger so there will be some sort of fight, in my book when an adversary does that it means its over. If he can win but choses not to because he wants more out of it before killing his opponent it is over. The cat playing with the mouse before killing it.
There was an oppurtunity, when UIF wasnt as strong as it is now, and the gap between the two blocks was small - I am not in for playing a strategygame where my side of the team settles with just having some "fun" battles, or hoping to finish strat with one or two castles because the opponents cant be arsed to take them - and by holding them claiming some sort of "victory" for their clan.
The second "big" war will be a small war, over in a flash IF the UIF wants it to be, adding a tired Granny to it wont change that
Give me 30-40 guys that actually want to win the round, dedicated and active under the same banner - then we could start talking