No one is going to catch up with Blayd. It's an unusual case. The crowns would be effective way to balance if this, now, 1 bil power player didn't exist. I don't envy those behind the scene; they are putting things into play but that can only do so much.

I like the GW changes. It has increased competition and the fun in the game. A guild is about a team not just 1-3 awesomely ridiculous players. So all is swell.

CW isn't a team sport. It's PvP ... So I don't think it can be handled the same. BUT if there was a way to make things more interesting by balancing out the playing field without extreme measures taken out on only one player or exclusion then that would be great. The crowns were an idea; a good one. Not so sure about the ones mentioned by the OP... but maybe there is something else that can be done.

For instance... Nah, that will take me way too long to write and will prob be a confusing mess after I finish - but you all are very smart people... Sure other suggestions are out there.