Ok, so if I have support, I would be happy to open a Strategus server. Changes that I talked to Dave about would be getting rid of the troop/pack animal limit. If you want 100 men defending a 10,000 mule caravan, good luck to you.
Also villages, castles and towns will only have peasant gear. You could cap them quickly, but could you defend them? No more taking a city unopposed then using it's gear to crush everything else.
And I think just a strat server. Everyone hates to grind. You get gold and silver for strat battles. And if you need troops, buy them off a city or castle or village. This would make fief ownership worth a little more. Lords should not have to demean themselves by engaging in commerce.