Hard to say, actually. Although Kusari-Rheinland war was senseless, but generated a lot of fun and activity in the first couple of weeks, but later everything got into the very same drama and ganking each-other. The lack of solid RP-reasons, the attitude of players and et cetera left very bitter taste, so no wonder why things died and they died for good.
Bretonia vs Gallia war was too prolonged, but wasn't absolute trash and was good, comparing to this very same Kusari-Rheinland war. It had RP-reasons, the advantage of skill and number of players were more or less the same, jumping from one party to another from time to time, but it wasn't that bad. The whole minus was the feeling of artificial stuff, like "stuff happened which actually never happened in game", therefore there wasn't the real feeling of conflict, as for me.
Wars are all fine and dandy, but what about the revolutionary factions that dot each house (Hellfire/Harmony, Hessians/Bundschuh, Mollys, Blood Dragons)? Supplement wars with more noticeable inter-house conflicts.
Ideas:
Blood Dragons finally take Tomioka (or launch a large offensive against such)
Hessians launch an invasion into New Berlin
Mollys coordinate with IMG to destroy Graves (seems like it was in the works, but idk where it went)
Legion attack Pennsylvania in coordination with Harmony
Farmers Alliance and LWB remnants coordinate to make Synth Foods' life hell
All of these could easily supplement any war between houses, adding to the fighting that could take place and the story development.
(10-10-2019, 11:01 PM)Thunderer Wrote: @Lythrilux That's 2 against Rheinland. Isn't going to last long enough.
Make some stuff up or something to justify it. If the end result is a supreme amount of activity, it can only be a good thing.
Wasn't that the biggest downfall of the Kusari/Rheinland war? Someone just made something up? I mean, I agree with you in regards to being an activity drawing factor, but I think there'd be too many people complaining about lack of subtenancy in the story
(10-10-2019, 11:01 PM)Thunderer Wrote: @Lythrilux That's 2 against Rheinland. Isn't going to last long enough.
Make some stuff up or something to justify it. If the end result is a supreme amount of activity, it can only be a good thing.
Wasn't that the biggest downfall of the Kusari/Rheinland war? Someone just made something up? I mean, I agree with you in regards to being an activity drawing factor, but I think there'd be too many people complaining about lack of subtenancy in the story
Ultimately depends if the factions like the idea or not. At the very least, in comparison, Kusari and Rheinland were extremely close allies (closer than any other House yo wanted the Liberty v Rheinland war to end.
Either way, I'd find a war people would agree to first, and then fill in the blanks or plot holes before the hostilities begin if possible.