If I didn't type fast, I wouldn't have the post count I do!
I would agree that for much of its time, VC has erred on the conservative side of things (not my personal aesthetic or how I operated during my time there, but definitely true for the overall project). I do think adding a planet was a big step for them on that front. That seems like a much more conservative addition than adding a general, though, since the generals are much more limited in the lore, whereas "all of time and space" is generally accepted as the pull for summoning.