The issue that seems to be forgotten is that a new player starting on an established server is not usually going to work out in the long run: they will simply be too far behind to ever catch up most of the time. Even with a good alliance, they are going to have sub-par techs making it harder to reinforce their city effectively as much bigger players colonize their cities and start taking their resources, troops and heroes every day. While it would be possible to up-rise against the suzerain, if the gap between the players is enough, that might simply not be possible if the suzerain has 3-4 times the troops the colonized player has.
It's usually better for them to start on a newer server because everyone is on the same footing initially where they won't have to deal with players that have massive standing armies already.
But....the eternal ray of sunshine REALLY wanted to see you, so I helped brighten your day by removing the city from around you! ^.^
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