I don't really disagree with anything you said. I think you mistook my 'I can't get into battle' into 'how do I get into battle'.

The crux of my post was rather 'Why is it so time consuming and difficult to get any enjoyment out of CF right now?'.

Talking about village history for over a real life hour when that's basically all the time you have to log on just isn't fun for me and makes me want to NOT log on again. I'm sure some of you have the luxury of playing 8 hour long sessions (I used to be able to do this all the time). Such is not the case and I guess I'm just reluctant to accept the fact that I no longer have a place in CFland. I guess i'll just have to live with that.