most if not all of the holiday season last yr was free upkeep. Players have stock piled on food and build larger armies then they could other wise. The time after the holiday was the most fun. Everyone has build such huge armies that they didnt notice their upkeep had risen so high. So everyone was throwing around troops like nothing. Yes its a bit of an imbalance but as always things balance out.

Beast, you should really stop complaining bout this. Yes for most it really os heaven in evony and things unbalace. But SOME people actually have lives so this free month is needed to be able to take a break and live for one time per yr lol