Ok ok this game is really groggy and boring. It pretty much is a normal game that the devs decided to instead have you put 4x the amount of time and effort into.
So here's what's gotta happen (realistically for W12).
Make palisades hand basable
Debuff walls and claims
But then also,
Increase character progression (nerf satiations)
Make pretty much everything faster
Something like this will actually make the game not a complex cookie clicker simulator. Starting over shouldn't necessarily mean the end of everything and attacking other players and villages should be a fundamental part of the game rather than being forced to sit at a computer for ages and in general not worth it.
I rest my case