Originally Posted by
Zumbar
I and it takes a lot! of time to remove just 500 traps and 1000 abatis, as they will keep respawning. Now the cities I took down, had 5000 traps/1000abatis/1000logs/1000trebuchets/rest AT, it took several hours to remove just the traps/abatis/logs/buchets, so I could hit with my battering rams. And I had teleported in 10 mile range of the city I attacked, and I had 10 outgoing waves all the time, leaving the city with no mayor. The dude had plenty of online friends who noticed the attack long time before I had finished cleaning defenses, unfortunetly for them, he had forgot to allow garrisoning.
# So, on topic, I consider a strong alliance, good defended cities, embassy with "open gates", just another good way to defend yourself when going away