I had to change alliances to one that was at peace. I know it's a war game but after spending several weekend marathons and lately 12 hours on-line one day defending, coordinating and rebuilding I realized I couldn't keep this up. My family was peeved, my work was suffering and I was only getting 5 hours sleep at night.

If I end up in another large war I've already been told I have to go to one city and "turtle".

So yeah, the game has progressed to a point (for me at least) there isn't a "sweet spot". It's either farming or hours defending/attacking. Now I'm just chatting with alliance members, leveling heros, rebuilding and catching up on sleep.