Update 12.10 Delay
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the previously mentioned update has been delayed. We will update our socials and here on the forum as soon as that rollout begins.
Historically speaking, I still think Persia would be the best choice. Not saying it would be my favourite choice, however it would be historically appropriate.
It is only possible through a bug that was supposedly "fixed" in this last update. I imagine some people either slipped through the cracks, or they just fixed the bug itself, and didn't remove the extra buildings/walls from those that already benefited.
I just build an entire army of Fusiliers (The main melee troop, yours might be called Pikemen or something different depending on Race and Age). This only works because I keep my medals low on purpose so I can raid people at a lower level than me. The army is super cheap and builds quickly...
When attached to a wall, it should auto-snap. If it's snapping to the wrong wall, remove the one it's snapping to, place the gate, and then re-add the removed wall.
I agree with what most everyone is saying - that the rewards for league bonuses are minuscule to say the least. However, I don't really see an issue with the old man's quests for 2-5 crowns. I don't find them overly hard to accomplish, and generally they can score you an extra 20 crowns easily...
There really isn't. I just dropped down to 400 yesterday, and I am making a killing. Even just sending a couple troops at outlying farms is getting me 50k+ on average, and that's for 5-10 troops. 4-500 is where it's at until they address the low rewards at higher tiers.
Er, I should have clarified a little. I'm not entirely sure what the exact number is, but the game says "but only less than 25% from storages". It would make sense if they could only steal 10-15% from storages.
You will never see the Dutch or Australian's in this game. Australia as a nation is too young, and neither have ever been expansionist nations in their past. If you look at the concept of the game, as well as what game this one is based off of (Sid Meier's Civilization), it will never have...