Ideally, I would like to see the game closer to the original as it was in August 2017 before plarium was acquired.
This game is all about battles/conflicts diplomacy. Focus on that.
The biggest problem that I see right now is that one coalition dominates literally everyone.
You guys need to balance this out somehow.
BP/Elysian City/Sketches/Guardians add absolutely nothing to the gameplay itself. In-fact, they feel like a chore. I have to do guardians now because it is now such an integral part of the game even though I hate doing them. And im sure many players agree. Im not sure what you guys were thinking when you made guardians. Why would anyone find them enjoyable? With persians atleast you gain new units which you can use for battle, why would I spend hours and hours trying to upgrade a l4 or even l3 guardian?
Edit: Even with all of these, I think the biggest problem is actually barely any new players. Every week im fighting the same guys. Theres no novelty, nothing unique. I know exactly what they are going to do and they know exactly what im going to do. Feels less like a game and more like a mechanical procedure.