I'll post more on Qinsa and Trib/Empire once I am gone, but for now will say I was a big fan of Qinsa and totally understood where they were coming from during the Empire/Trib war. I get Outlanders complaining about they could not retrieve against you and that lowered their fun level, but as someone that was used to trying to retrieve against odds and insects at the tree pretty constantly early on, I cannot say I am overly sympathetic.

I didn't like your looting stance against the village toward the end, but understood the reasoning behind it. With or without justification, however, I think it is always important to keep sight of this is a game people are trying to play for enjoyment, and how our actions factor into that for everyone involved.