Outposts have definitely added something to the game and i'm sure most people will agree to that, however one problem that the game still continues to have is the fact that PvP especially for a world that calls itself the hardcore Red World, has limitations on PvP. It is my belief that an MMO must have some kind of consistency of content to remain entertaining, but currently Life is Feudal has periods of stagnation between Judgement Hour and Instanced Battles and this has been a persistent problem for a while.
Outposts were supposed to solve some of these issues by adding something of value for players to continuously fight over, hence where the "hotspot" part comes into it. Now although Outposts have added something to the game, especially in Judgement Hours, i do not believe it's enough because it does not address the issue of the game's stagnation of content outside of these windows of opportunity. I think it's a common theme that players consistently complain that when there isn't any Instanced Battles or Judgement Hours, there's really not much to do. Arena's can be a fun side option to choose when you are really bored, but the arena's don't really intertwine well with the general theme of the game, which is a hardcore medieval sandbox, now i don't advocate to remove them because they are still an additional layer of content, but i would really like the general direction of the game to be focusing on solving this overall lack of content during your average play-time.
Fighting brings about loss and gain within the world, which helps the game to flow and change, politically and economically, the more players are willing to risk their possessions for the prospect of gaining something in return, the more people would be willing to work & trade in the world.
Those that would complain about the consistency of Outpost Wars in Red World probably don't belong on the hardcore world in the first place.
If you believe Outposts should be controllable/capture based (not destructible) during prime time windows daily, whether that's 5pm until 10pm or whatever time is decided (I believe longer window is better) then please vote on the poll below, thanks for taking the time to read the idea.