saadht
Ya, I know, it's all good, I just wanted to add context for those of us that look like we're working towards 45 land/castle and 8 GH/Acre and just farming, we aint haha. And to just say that exploration isn't "normal" in this round, so it's difficult for me to say "exploration is too great, it creates Farmferr". It's just a sign of the times.
I haven't thought about addressing Farmferr of the top 30ish, or say top provs for awhile. I feel like the biggest offenders have always been n+1 alliances, where to beat the next person you just recruit more provs to fight for/with you. Once one side is eventually pummeled the alliances tend to stick for far too long. Or provs come allied out of the gate for all round. Admittedly i've been extremely guilty of this in the past, generally creating two allied provs for the round for all my people lol. This time around i'll get my pitchfork out if I see that shit, and i've only reached out to one single person, my cousin. Been waiting a few decades for an answer on social balancing haha.
I don't mind your idea. But i'm more of a "let's just fucking try it for a week" kind of guy. We're testing, let's get eclectic and fuck shit up--assuming it doesnt take a ton of dev work. And I don't think a round with unlimited resources would necessarily aid in balancing it.