The Hashashin would be open to setting up and/or participating in player run mini tourneys or pvp contests.

Stukahh

There should and always will be a place for friendly combat in the game. However, there also needs to be a place for strategic conquest and play. Just the other day in the war livestream hosted by GM Rikoo, GM Stormcrow spoke in the chat room several times about how he continues to look for ways to "create friction" between players (his words, not mine). Thus, it is on the mind of the game's creator to foster this kind of conflict in the game as well.

So, to bring this discussion back to the Broken Lands, I think that what many BL players and alliances hope to do on this continent is foster a slightly different type of play, governed by ideologies that might diverge a bit from Elgea. I wouldn't say we're trying to create a "new game," but rather a permutation on the game established in Elgea. To use a baseball comparison, something like the subtle differences between the American League and National League, which in turn lead to pretty significant differences in how teams are composed and how games are played.

Jejune wrote: Just the other day in the war livestream hosted by GM Rikoo, GM Stormcrow spoke in the chat room several times about how he continues to look for ways to "create friction" between players (his words, not mine).

he has also, on prior occasions in which the same comment was made, clarified that that does not necessarily mean war. sadly, the devs have not done much to expand the methods for the pursuit of conflict: thieves remain very nearly useless due to the invulnerability of hub storage, diplomatic units remain sadly underdeveloped, new schools of magic are mere rumour, and the strategic implications of pathfinding seem unlikely ever to be realised. likewise, the opportunities for conflict have been reduced rather than expanded; with the opening of BL and now the purging of sat accounts, fights over available land seem very distant indeed. perhaps the increase in the power of crafted items was intended to spur conflict over the raw materials. someone more in tune with the market might comment on how it has affected prices, but i am not aware of any less civilised conflict over them. the supply of resources available so outstrips the demand, i think it is unlikely to do much more than it has.

I think part of the reason why there hasn't been more wars in BL is 1) the sparse population makes for less "friction" at present 2) those alliances that lean toward maintaining a robust military are ether still militarizing and/or haven't had any contentious dealings with one another yet. 

I'd just like to make a quick comment on this statement: I don't believe both sides can be satisfied with the outcome of a war (tournament, sure). I also do not accept that sportsmanship is dependent on both sides being satisfied with the outcome.