I think it would be more likely for the NA factions to turn on each other than continue to QQ about battle times and the unfair nature of warfare against EU factions. If NA factions attack EU ones the battles will be fought at times which are more suited to EU players, this means more EU players will merc for the fights (on both sides ofc.) and Equites would have the defensive advantage (something that they seem to have done well enough without so far). Also unlike HCE I don't recall any instance where Equites complained about being attacked and have repeatedly stated in this thread that if NA factions want them gone then they should attack them, something which hasn't happened yet.
And so what, what is the point in any of this shit, they will wipe HCE and then if the others want to go to war with them then so what, what is even the point of any of the stuff you are writing? 'Think about it'. So what? These other factions might go to war with them, they might not, it really doesn't matter, for now they have a decent target after that maybe they will have another. Equites clearly have the reserves to fight more wars (or at least want you to believe this) and so are clearly up for fighting more.
Its true what you say, NA will fight against each other, I am absolutly agree with you
But at a certain moment, and even you have to agree with me, when the faction is whipped out by EU, and EU still stay's in NA side, NA will join forces together, even for temporaly.
But you play the game longer then I do, You have seen in previeus strats that NA will join forces to wippe out EU, then the backstabbing starts all over again.
But if you agree that Strat has to be a boring tradegame, how many players would stay then??
And the fact that I have respect for Blackbird that he try to attack HCE in NA times, thats say's allot of a person, but you can attack NA side in EU times, so you are sure that you can take every fief in NA side
Edit: I won't be suprissed when HCE is whipped, that 1 of the other factions will say, thank you for the Alliance, but now its time to leave oure lands.
but please, really believe that strat. will be a boring free for all trading game. Wanna see how manny people will stay playing CRPG.