There will simply never be a conclusion to this as its fairly split as to who likes what. As someone who started and has mainly played as a single played account, I know the disadvantages of it. Except, those disadvantages for single played are no longer the main concern.
This game used to be about having some skill. Farming and stuff like that was always about who could get on most, but I have cancel sniped and backtimed players who reached a train before I could when we were both single village accounts racing for a train. As long as you had certain skills, you could compete. Sure I got jumped before in the middle of the night while I was sleeping, but could at least maintain pretty well.
Now, that skill has nothing to do with timing attacks. Has nothing to do with sending 1k fakes. Has nothing to do with being able to snipe/cancel snipe. Has nothing to do with having 1 player or 10 players on an account.
That magic TW skill of today has EVERYTHING to do with sitting on the market for people selling to gain pp, constantly refreshing the screen. and being the fastest at getting those resources. You dont need to know how to backtime when you are over 2k points coming out of prot. and those around you are at 300.
Questions asked in TW in the old days when applying to join a tribe...
Can you snipe village to village?
Can you cancel snipe?
How much have you farmed so far?
How big is your army?
Are you a team player?
Questions asked in TW today when joining a tribe...
How much pp do you have on your account?
This game has become less about the world you are currently on and more about how much pp you gained on previous worlds or how big is your wallet. Its about having the fastest computer. Its about are you willing to spend hours refreshing a screen. I have actually done decent in grabbing some resources this world, but can only do the refresh thing for 10-15 minutes before my brain just says no more. Even with doing ok on grabbing some extra resources, the leader is still 5 times my size.
This game used to be fun as a single played account even against the odds. Now its not about timing attacks or any of that. Its whether you can sit on the market for hours at a time before your brain implodes on itself due to sheer boredom of constantly refreshing.
TW of old... WAR, WAR, WAR
TW of today... REFRESH, REFRESH, REFRESH and declare victory on the 3rd day of beginner prot. because you have nobles already and bp isnt even up.
Instead of banning co-playing, just rename the game to Tribal Refresh.