sooooooooooooo many noobs think that 500 or 1000 ATs (Archer Towers) constitutes "a lot".

1) There is no such thing as "enough" Archer Towers...build them, then build more, then build more, the build MORE

2) Keep some traps active as well. These extend initial assault range to 5,000; giving your ATs and archers time to engage the enemy as they close

3) join an alliance that isnt made of all your RL friends, when none of them know how to play this game either

4) READ THE GUIDE FORUMS, then read them again and then read them AGAIN