Fair enough. I wouldn't want to spoil what people like about it just because i'm too lazy to join before it starts.
Was just like you, having an idea that Strategus should change to fit my, well won't call them needs more like mostly irrational desires. Then I played along and got the hang of it. Yes, Strat battles can last for longer time than average battles/siege maps but you're lying to yourself if you think you have no time, you can't organize yourself, it doesn't fit your flow or whatever.
When I was playing cRPG I was spending double digit hours every day in game and yet somehow think that I don't have an hour to dedicate to Strategus battle which was happening at preset time (!?) but it was actually all about my psyche rejecting any form of organization. cRPG battle is very unhealthy way to spend time because it goes on and on without any purpose and you can spend crazy amounts of time in that limbo doing practically nothing of value. It is ultimate form of procrastination. Strategus is way healthier way to game and would be actually great if it was the only way to play cRPG because then every player would have to follow schedule, have some goals in game to achieve (beside pointless, reach crazy soft level cap goal which was put in place to discourage sane people to even try getting there).
Basically you can play Strat maybe four hours tops a day because it is quite mentally exhausting while you can play autopilot battle for up to 16 hours before physical discomfort kicks in.
chadz the Austrian fucker knew this and is now walking aimlessly in purgatory, trying to atone for his sins, for what he's done to mentally unstable players like me. All happened to him for a reason.
I match your offer to change Strat to the liking on brain dead zombie battle my old friends and raise it to the level where I ask for Strat model to become only way to game cRPG. Because if that was the case I might play again. Doing braindead battle time sink grind bullshit, nope, never again.
