Its stupid, it actually forces you to barb noble........
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No, it doesn't. If you're obsessed with points, barb nobling is the "winning" strategy, but there is nothing to compel you to play that way. Obviously the first person to take a village had to take a barb, but for everyone else, there are (just about) enough live targets.
I dont even think its available on UK severer yet is it?
Yes, it is - but you have to be rimmed to be able to access it.
If you are active daily, Casual is not for you, unless you like building up 3k villages.
For the occasional player it still provides an opportunity to build up some nukes and throw them at some poor unsuspecting rival - in other worlds you're almost guaranteed to lose any offense armies if you go offline for a few days, not so here.
Personally I wish the rule was fixed at 150% rather than 120%. But I am very pleased that a world exists that means you can still play ops on people even if you don't want to put up the life-sapping commitment required by non-casual worlds.