Quote Originally Posted by Killraven666 View Post
What works for you may not work for others. Granted the 5's are less costly in troops but more time consuming. I was sending 40+ teams out 4-5 times a day and couldn't keep up with the curve. Only by farming 10's can I increase my food supply AND keep my troop queues full. I hit one 10 and lose between 5-7k archers and 3k scouts BUT gain 19 mil food and a lot more other resources.
Taking your claimed numbers here, with ave 6k archers:

You lose:
2.1 million lumber
1.65 million iron

You gain:
16.something food (dependin on travel cost)
(some gold and stone, too)

So you're not gaining "a lot more other resources," but in fact are losing quite a lot. Dunno how long it takes your barracks to put out 9k troops.

I'm not saying we shouldn't farm 10s. I've been harvesting them for quite some time and plan to continue as long as I'm on evony. But we will bankrupt ourselves if that's all we do.