I don't like how they managed the caravan...For me it was part of your évolution:
-First part of the game, you hunt robber
-Until you got enough money for workshop and you can upgrade your army for bigger fish
-After that, you can make caravan, a little more expensive at start but can make quite a lot of money. Adding risk, ok...but there is a limit
-Then you can aim high with castle and cities...and at that the point money should be flooding. You reach point where you got a different aspect of the game, the diplomacy and building of your empire. I don't mind having too much money at that point...I've enough work watching for my fief and going villages to villages to resplendish my army after battle.
I loved how it was for the economic point of view. Now, with the down of workshop and the remove of caravan, you just make the first grinding step of fighting looters longer...and you have to start all over if you lose a battle
