I'm kinda leaning towards the No Diplomacy thing, take it away, diplomacy is a farce and should be addressed. Promises made by one alliance to another and not upholding their end of the deal. It's a farce, may be part of the game but it's created the by and far largest flaw in the whole system. Or better yet, limit the number of allies an alliance can have. Say 5 allies, an equal number of axis and then the "farm-villers"... or Switzerlands. Then there is a challenge to get to the fort 1st.