After this thread: http://lotrminecraftmod.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:320879 (read it), Mevans and the community have talked about the current "faction situation", where everyone wants to more and more factions to be added, without giving much thought to other exciting features.
I recorded the debate in full and now I present it to you all:
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