[Ceadrath]

Originally Posted by qebab

Please tell me why you can't build a community without defending?

Because at the very least it forces people to interact with each other. It may be very well and good for people that already know each other for a long time to hang around in an alliance with little or no attack/defence coordination, but for a new player? do we really want to be saying that you can do well with little to no interaction with other players? no. i don't think we do. If a new player signs up and finds he can do well with no help from others then their is no reason for them to join an alliance, to make the effort to support others so that they can in return be supported. Everyone says that the community aspect is the best part of this game, but if you take away the need for a new player to interact with this community then it won't be long before they leave, and the existing player base is diminishing enouh as it is.