Your excuses don't hold water. If the bug forum would be filled with "useless" posts that would make it useless without moderation, then general discussion and other forums would have the same problem. They don't. They certainly have questionable posts but it doesn't make them either useless nor unmanageable. So, enough with the "it's not our fault, blame the players who make us do it" routine. It's tiresome and insults the intelligence of the audience.

It's a choice by the developers. As to the "taking my ball away" response in suggesting the forum isn't a good idea, stop being so defensive and look at it from the player's point of view. This game already requires psychic abilities to understand all the rules. When your army dies for no apparent reason, you're going to get frustrated and get some answers or act with your feet. Many players already have. That bug forum could be a lifeline buying you extra time and reducing player frustration. Instead, it's adding to the player frustration.

We're done here Foxy. Any number of players have made attempts to break through the defensiveness but Evony is apparently about as immune to CONSTRUCTIVE criticism. You win. Enjoy the game. Enjoy the forums.