New concept

The current war system, is build around making taking over a country difficult. While it is restrictive, it was meant balanced by the investment value that amounts to years of effort.

What if the entire balancing concept was to be reworked around another option. Give the looser of the war, an automatic buy-back button.

That way, the guy that spent 10 years building something, only really loses some gold coins, and ego. And the war costs can be readjusted to make the war game more via.

Another option is to allow looting without taking over country. Current concept is bad because all cash can be moved out minutes before losing country and weapons destroyed, so prize for winning is population only.

Both ideas are good. Worth talking about.
Rob