I absolutely agree, I will be terribly disappointed if they do not allow players to join either side in this debate/fight.
I would like it to be set up like a mobile OP. When you approach the caravan you flag Attacker/Defender/Neutral. Attackers can attack the caravan and guards; Defenders can of course, defend; and Neutral cannot do either. All they can do is passively watch.
Optional: It would also be interesting if they allowed (or required) defenders to be anonymous. Or, if they considered each caravan a separate entity which only affects the fame of the region the caravan is invading (for instance, fighting the caravan in the Desert would raise Fyros Fame, but not the other civs...and vice versa). It might play into the ongoing civ debates to actively assist the caravans in enemy lands.
I would like it to be set up like a mobile OP. When you approach the caravan you flag Attacker/Defender/Neutral. Attackers can attack the caravan and guards; Defenders can of course, defend; and Neutral cannot do either. All they can do is passively watch.
Optional: It would also be interesting if they allowed (or required) defenders to be anonymous. Or, if they considered each caravan a separate entity which only affects the fame of the region the caravan is invading (for instance, fighting the caravan in the Desert would raise Fyros Fame, but not the other civs...and vice versa). It might play into the ongoing civ debates to actively assist the caravans in enemy lands.