I think it's great that the Kingdoms are constantly changing with respect to political status and such...... and I think the leaders are mostly doing good jobs with keeping these things RP. But I have a request.......
Just taking as an example (one among many), Samurai's invasion of Astri.... I'm not picking on Samurai, they're just the most recent situation that this applies to...... when a planned invasion is agreed upon by both sides, and it's agreed that the invasion will be RP, I wish both sides would schedule it and announce it on the forums so that all kingdom members who wish to would have a chance to defend their homeland.
I think this would be more RPish, because I know if my homeland is being invaded I'll want to help defend it. Right? I mean, surprise attacks are one thing, but planned, RP invasions would be more fun if the defender could get more forces together. And you have to admit, it's pretty anti-climactic when you post of your victory and somewhere in the post, you mention that your army of 12 or so fought and defeated, um........ one or two defenders.
Advantages of announcing it:
- More fun
More kingdom-member involvement
More RPish
More glory for the winner