Eggles the Beagles

But when they are not, they just sit there with no one around. When are they actually needed? What's the point of a town if no one goes there?

B-but the empire!

Because people want to feel powerful in minecraft roleplay so they demand large swathes of land to lord over and justify that amount with their warclaim pulls. Ideally all nations would be relegated to a single city with districts allowing people to have their own unique rp zones whilst still allowing for proximity and dynamic roleplay interaction.