[PvK]

I'd want any "saving up research" system to be an option I could turn off, since it doesn't make sense to me.

The research option I would use, would be one which forced each mage to research their own spells as well, rather than one global national knowledge base which lets everyone know the same spells for their paths.

That is, discovering spells for the library would be one thing, but each mage would still need to learn each spell to be able to use it. This would also allow players to avoid having mages cast unwanted spells such as Breath of Winter freezing their own men. Of course, it would need some automation to avoid creating to much micromanagement. And like the other person's suggestion, it'd be good if it were an option.

PvK