Should we ban the Griffin Conservatory and the Hive of Serpents?

No one is saying whether this is good or bad; it's just that the idea itself isn't new. Every object simply has its time. If someone thinks it's easy to just take consulates, let them do it in week 1. But when even a maximum consulate falls in auto-battle without losses, then wyverns/angels start growing at a rapid pace. That is where the idea comes from—that there are simply no consulates higher than 1 angel after a certain date. Although I am not a supporter of such changes, the thought nonetheless has a grain of logic.

And for lovers of "hero hacking," I can recommend VOG. There, guards multiply in geometric progression. You'll find hives with 200+ flies there, and Dragon Utopia even has darkness dragons :D