Heh heh, i know exactly what you are saying biscuit. And, i agree.
But i also disagree.
You are implying several things, and if you don't mind, i will address them.
You are thinking that they are (or might be) focusing more on troops, and i on points. Or rather, that i seem to think they should be focusing more on points, and less on troops.
What i am saying, is that they should have all 3 (later on, the workshop and even stables are added) factories running nonstop, so that neither is neglected. By factories, i mean HQ, barracks, and stables.
So you are thinking that (or at least considering the possibility) that i am a sim builder, neglecting troops, focusing on points. And that they may have equal, or even larger numbers of troops, and focusing less on points.
What i am saying, is that none of my three factories ever sleeps. At any given time, i have days of production qeued up in both the stables and barracks. If i were go offline for say 48 hours straight, troops would keep pouring out of both buildings that entire time.
And by the time i hit the 2-3 week mark (into the game), i usually find that i have more like 6-7 days worth of production qeued up.
I am not a point whore. Or sim builder. And it looks to me like that is what you are thinking i am.
In fact, i even had to take some time off away from the game last night and limit/reduce my farming activity, because i was finding i had so many resources, i could not spend them fast enough. I had to wait until a new farm was built.
Despite high level HQ, barracks, and stables, i have more resources than i can spend (at least at times).
Here is another way of saying the point i am trying to make....
Their definition of "active" is not the same as my definition of active.
They say they are active, and i am not saying i think they are lying. I am saying that by my definition, they are (well, not inactive, but low activity level).
Let me make a third attempt at making this clear.... if the standard for the tribe is not a minimum of 8 hours a day per person, then by my standards they are low activity. And by 8 hours a day, i mean 8 hours in front of the screen. I mean probably 10-14 hours "coming and going", checking in every half hour or so. But 8 hours actually in front of the screen, detailing everything. Planning. Making sure that when the next farming party gets home you are waiting there to send them right back out again. Not that farmers pile up for an hour or two until you next get online to send them out again.
And about the 2K point academy thing, lol.... well, i have been there. Only, it was more like 3K or so. And yes, i was rimmed. About half of my troops were out on long range attacks and defences supporting my tribe. Plus, yes, to be honest, i was focusing far more on offensive troops than defensive (i did not even have HC at all for example). And so on. My tribe was also much to far away to support me in time. My point in saying all this is that "lesson learned". Or to put it another way, you think this might happen to me again.
It won't.
You...... just don't understand what i am saying.
I am saying i am looking for a tribe with people whose accounts are at least generally (if not every single person) ran 24/7. Either by people who co-play, or people (like me) who play 8-14 hours a day and get sitters for whatever times they are offline at all.
I hope i have made my definition of the sort of tribe i am looking to join more clear. Clearly, this tribe is nowhere near that standard.