Who's to say that both sides will be fighting with scottish kilts and quarter staves?
Sure, I personally feel the declaration of war was too hasty- not for the reasoning you hold; that both sides require additional time to take all castles/cities and set up an economy. I feel it was a bit too hasty because we didn't have at least 6 well-armed armies on your doorstep!
However, if you're under the impression that all factions on the map are equipped primarily with looted fief gear, you're mistaken.
You've got to remember that many dedicated nerds are serving the GOBBLIN KING and his REALM. None of us are attempting to "troll" strat, aside from making certain people upset from shitposts and ass-pillaging. Myself and Arowaine alone wouldn't allow this, much less all of the other nerds in aggregate.
I find your reckoning that we'll slap one another silly and subsequently be swept away by Despotate and HoC coming in with a whole kaboodle of plate after we've expended our measly kilts very faulty.
But again, I'm disappointed that the conflict won't be so high-intensity in the very near future.
AUTISM EDIT: By the way, every single faction that we (frisians, central confederacy, basically anything me and daruvian do) have been at war with has had their leadership banned from teamspeak upon entry. Sometimes it is swift, and sometimes it takes a while. Of course, there's been one sole exception from this rule over the years.
And he hangs out in TS every goddamn day, and I love the motherfucker.
(that's arowaine btw)