Because they can. Plain and simple.
I made this point a long time ago and just because the automated farmers have gone, it doesn't change anything. Unlimited troop numbers is a flaw in the game mechanics that leads to players quitting from the tedium of constant farming or looking for such things as automated farming programs.
Reducing food consumption/unit would just send a signal to increase overall army size. It is an endless cycle that can only be stopped by putting an upper limit on army size. Of course this also requires a limiting factor in defender numbers or the whole game goes even further out of balance.



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