Same, was engaging for me until the level cap +1 orcs and necro-orcs were the norm. I don’t know how many were able to get through the original shadow wars for the ending if I did the shortened version and that felt that was too much as the forts aren’t as fun when you have to game the system and not engage with the it organically.

True, the nemesis system is probably one of the best systems for games to emulate a “living world”. Who knows maybe one day someone will make something to meet or exceed it,especially with the craze In AI development

Thanks for the clarity, wasn’t sure as it isn’t offical tolken lore and all