Has Elgea stagnated?

When the Devs opened The Broken Lands, a number of the more provocative players and alliances abandoned the "old world," moved there and seem to be going about the business of establishing at least a "new vibe," if not a new way to play. Currently there is a debate in the Forum over a new spate of land claims that have arguably been made because of this "new vibe." 

Unfortunately Brandmeister is correct, people need freshness to keep them engaged and many are leaving and will continue to leave out of boredom. Since I joined we have been given Broken Lands and now increased City building but they are more of the same. I have played other games that were not as good but they offered a fresh canvas on a regular basis where you could try your hand again.

Illyriad does not offer this so must keep players engaged in other ways, in the past it has with crafting and sov etc but where are the Factions, Magic and other updates that promise so much and what has happened to the Tourneys, surely they cannot be too difficult to organise and do provide something different to be engaged in.

As for the original question BL is having an impact on Elgea for some parts particularly I have seen in the North are beginning to empty, the loss of permasats will also help free up what was a cluttered map. I feel though that there needs to be more distinction between the lands, perhaps factions could help provide this or a BL focused quest or Monsters.

All in all I do like Illy and like many would not like to see it slowly die, particularly with all the great work and imagination that has already gone into it.

Morgweneth wrote: Illyriad does not offer this so must keep players engaged in other ways, in the past it has with crafting and sov etc but where are the Factions, Magic and other updates that promise so much and what has happened to the Tourneys, surely they cannot be too difficult to organise and do provide something different to be engaged in.

I think you mean tweaking. Not twerking.

Oh, and about Elgea getting quieter... we still got the newby ring. The big alliances, which are often happy with doing slow diplomacy, often stay and are happy with the additional space, but send outposts to BL. For us nothing changed, the recent wars were lots and lots of excitement, and many still lick their wounds.