Icy, when a week of planning and 12:1 ratio of attacking troops doesn't make a dent into a defense if the player is online, I would start to think that maybe the battle mechanics are not the right ones ...

Also, if I go to sleep for 7 hours and when I come back I find 3 of my cities gone (at least 1 month of building), I would be very frustrated with the game and I might quit. I agree, it's a war game, so what? People should not sleep?

And the new 10% rule is actually aggravating this: http://bbs.evony.com/showthread.php?t=50612