Quote Originally Posted by The Celtic Viking View Post
Honestly, that's quite a big army IMO, especially considering that you'd still be making a profit, however small that might be. Giving a higher income so that every Tom, Dick and Jerry could run around with a full army of their own, conquering left, right and centre, would make for a boring game with no strategic considerations necessary and really limit the roleplaying options in this game. It would turn regular armies into nothing more than money saving machines for whoever commands them.

One estate limit is good.
Ah but every Tom, Dick and Harry is a player. We all want to command armies and rule our kingdoms. I trust you don't think 10 people joined this game so that they may grovel before whomever picked the Basileus avatar? The Royal armies are free and that's an advantage enough. Limiting other players in terms of income just furthers the power gap between the Basileus and the regular Strategoi. There is a limit to how many troops can one command based on command stars and rank in the rules, further limitations will make the position of Strategos just pathetic.