Quote Originally Posted by Marreck View Post

I'll start with what I consider are the basics; things every member of an alliance should have, know, and be able to apply when called on to do so. Every member should have their Relief Station upgraded as high as they are able. This is a key building. This game is really heavily weighted in favor of the defense, so it is much easier and more cost effective to break an opponent's army in a skillful city defense than it is to break it in an attack. My goal is always to do the most damage to an opponent with the least damage to myself. Your relief station will allow, if upgraded to a high lvl, many more allies, potentially of course, to reinforce a city than there are opponents to attack it. It increases troop speed so dramatically that it puts more allies in range than without it. Timing your defense is a useful skill as well. Many savvy players will scout right before their attack hits to make sure that nothing has changed in the target city, and give themselves time to recall if something has. Learn to use the camp function in the rally spot in conjunction with an attacker's arrival time to coordinate a split second reinforcement. Don't move resources either, as this will alert the attacker that you are online.
It's actually your embassy that allows the larger # of troops into your city, the relief station only speeds it up. So your embassy and RS are both key buildings. I would say the embassy is more important.