What if there was an option to limit which age a player can reach? Or villager number? you want a battle only with 30 villagers each side? Ok. Your call. Or maybe the possibility to start a match without the divine powers or unique upgrades of each minor god?
Game mode: Only divine powers from the classical era allowed; Specific upgrades of minor gods disabled; Or all minor god upgrades enabled for all gods.
The possibilities would be immense, as well as the different types of matches resulting from the ability to customize so much. This would keep the game interesting for a longer time for many people. I remember when the FFA 12 players mode was popular, or even 2v2v2v2, for example. Or the regicide mode in FFA, etc.
Of course, I gave several ideas and exaggerated to the extreme… the option I would really like to see is the ability to limit which era each player can reach and the wonder mode off. I would like to play a 30-minute match in the classical era, for example.