by Thane MacPherson LoS/GotS
You're minding your own business, looking for your dragon egg, pondering all the stuff you're gonna build next... and it happens: your Sentinel gives you a warning. Your city is about to be hit. Oh crap!
RULE #1: stay calm. It's a war game. Eventually, someone is gonna come along and kick your ass. But hey, you joined LoS, right? We got your back, so don't panic. Go to the chat room and tell someone you are about to be hit.
RULE #2: READ your Sentinel report. What does it say?
- "Based upon the makeup of their forces, they will attempt to spy upon..." This means that spies will come your way. Could be 1 spy. Could be 1000! All they are doing is looking. Your foe may not bother to attack you if he doesn't see anything of interest. Let 'em look. If someone gets their fur up and mans their walls when I spy on them, I figure they have something to protect, so I hit them hard.
- "Based upon the makeup of their forces, they will attempt to pillage and plunder..." This means that your foe has sent out his forces. They will hit your city within a specific period of time. This is where you have to decide if you will fight or hide. See Rule #3.
RULE #3: don't leave troops on your wall while you're away from the game. EVER. Resources are easy to rebuild, especially if you ask members to help you or have smaller cities you can plunder. If you choose to defend an attack, do it only if you know you can win. It's tempting to leave a batch of spies or a small defensive force using the troop defense selection tool - don't do it. Every troop killed is power lost for you and your alliance.
Rule #4: if the attack happened while you were away, you should still go to the chat room to inform someone. You will need to post a copy of the battle report (screen shot) on the wall.
How do I defend my City?
The best way to defend and prevent your city from being attacked is by having a powerful city and outnumbering any opponent. In most cases this means more of everything is better.
Here are some tips to help protect your city and win your battles:
- IF YOU CAN WIN: Make sure your troops are set to defend your city by clicking on your wall and make sure your troops are ordered to defend the city
- UPGRADE YOUR WALL to the highest level you possibly can. Higher level walls have higher defense resistance to protect your city
- TRAIN as many skilled and powerful troops as possible
- UPGRADE YOUR DRAGONS KEEP. The higher the level of your Dragons Keep, the stronger your dragon will be to defend your city
- USE A CEASE FIRE TREATY which provides 12 hours of protection. Cease Fire Treaties can purchased from the Shop or won in Fortuna’s Chance
- GAIN as much power for your city and reach higher levels
- BUILD ATs. I can't stress this one enough. You can ship gold and resources to alliance members before an attack hits, and then recall the ATs after the attack is done. Pick an active member that lives far, far away from you.
- BUILD UP YOUR VAULT. Many players feel the vault is pointless. I like having 2M of each resource after an attack. My dragon may look pathetic, but I can continue to function and build/grow. Plus, I get a power bonus for having a high level building.
- BUILD UP YOUR SENTINEL. 'Nuf said on that.
- Send your Great Dragon away to claim a new wild. She will be safe from the incoming attack. I send 1k bd with her to a level 1 wild (the 1k bd are there in case a weak player decides to send 100 mino to claim it. Overkill on my part, but I like brutality).
You get a new (better) title for each level you gain. Your level is based on the highest amount of Power you have ever had, and cannot go down. Power is based on the number and level of buildings you have, and the number and type and number of your troops. High-level buildings and expensive units are worth more Power.
See http://kabam3.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/58/related/1 for more information.
Contact your Lords and Leaders... help is always a click away. Visit the Lord of the Siege chat if you are in dire need. You're a member of our family, and you got some powerful big brothers and sisters.
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