This just hit me when Kim made that comment today and I have been thinking the exact same thing.
I have been mostly only on hunts lately cause anything that involves more than 15 people on my screen lag-freezes me to death, and I must say - hunting in Alsius is far more deadly than Ignis, and generally Alsius seems to have more better players than Ignis. Maybe it's just that I don't do fort wars anymore.
I remember when you couldn't even cross PB and be alone, you'd meet a large tomato fest in a sec - now I can usually march all the way to samal alone. And PB2 is just... well, it's probably safer than inner realm.
PP *and* PP2 on the other hand seem to be the most dangerous bridges by far these days, and each time I play I'm definitely gonna hear at least 3 times a play about goats at save. Goats at the syrtis central save. That used to be a joke
Looks like being the underdog for some time really toughens a realm. Maybe after a while Ignis and Alsius will own so much that Syrtis will have to start using tactics! (did he just say the T word for Syrtis? yes, yes he did!)
PS: Hunting is SO much more fun than fort wars. Well, with the right people it is
Not to mention the rp... I never remember getting 200+ rp from a fort war, hunts will get you that easily.