[MasterNuke]

Well... the idea behind Kingdom bonuses is really for wars... Like as the Dustarian Cavalry heads in... Forest's Elite Sniper Squad takes to the trees and shoots the lancers off their horses and they engage melee combat... the Dustarians take a defensive strategy to prevent the swift blades from being effective... blah blah... the Pirates close in on Zormite shores... then the Zormites come out of the water too close to the ship to be hit by cannonballs and throw harpoons at the pirates on deck and the ship... etc etc.
Magic is fading in its usefulness... with the technological advancement of the cannon... the path of magic just seems like too much work... only practical uses of magic are used now-a-days.