I have used warehouses and have had alliance members use them when being attacked out of noob protection. The building time on them is not that long. Quite honestly, I don't research stockpile. Stockpile is a waste.

I'm not saying warehouses were done right or perfect. But I'm not saying they are worthless. They give you just enough out of beginner that you can take some hits.

I'm really glad the marketplace stashing has gone away. That was not what it was intended. Simply that.

Defenders have all the advantages in this game and attackers have none. Save for a couple of bug fixes. The marketplace stashing and the defender's use of barbing their own city to crush your armies.

If you've been attacked relentlessly, sure you're going to feel defenders can't do anything. But if someone has a large army knocking on your door... much larger then yours, Idc what defenses you have. They are all out the window. This is the game of "bigger and better" folks.

But on an equal level. Attackers are currently gimped.