I think the problem regarding brick wall comes down to the old NB style format which is a collection of hermit plots next to each other, in an ever-expanding style. The reason it worked in past because it was never a legit 'village' it was a noob safe haven of sorts. I dont know why its taken NB this long to realize they aren't the same as old NB and therefore obviously need a brick wall, especially being at war

That pavement plan for brick wall has been around NB for a while now though which is why I said village seems to have issues, a proper village should do a BW like that within 1 day.