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with the new outposts it would seem you can always attack any continent, so it would be likely you can always backdoor the larger empire.

also whats your saying is the point of 3 factions malorn, you have more options to different things or strategies with 3 factions, it creates a wildcard element, it may not balance itself out, but at least with 3 factions you can get a decent fight some of the time even if you're the underdog.