Taking and controlling cities/settlements will make the game more dynamic. Right now you try to rp an Imperial...but you aren't actually the ruler of anything. But if you control all the game's outposts, you have some evidence of your actions. Or as an Outlander, raiding the Tribunals over and over and over and over, but nothing has changed. They still protect the four cities. They're all in perfect condition(maybe on fire for the time being), so when you try to rp the whole war/conflict its a little redundant. Log in, "We don't have Scales, kill Law Dogs!", or "We have Scales, lets stay camo'd in the Woods until one decides to come after them(They don't lose guards, or detects(they do lose manacles, which is decent), so they really don't HAVE to go get them back.) Now, if the Outlanders(through great effort) could overrun and conquer Hamsah, than they better take it back.