As you say "on occasion I plunder them" but are you the one in the neighbourhood that is so OBSCESSED with the Number 1 position that you attack your neighbours every day AND plunder them every day AND when they upgrade their army you back and try again, and if you fail you switch your attack army up and try again and if you fail retreat and keep doing it every day until you do and then keep doing it, and THEN when you see that one of your normal victims has had enough and spends actual money to fast track their defense army so much you dont have a chance to keep attacking them anymore and win, send them nasty emails and berrate them for using diamonds to upgrade, just because your annoyed you cant attack them any more and WIN? Well thats the behavour of the ONE serial attacker in my neighbourhood, its not a GAME to him hes a Psycho Big difference.
yes i like my no 1 spot i worked hard to earn it ,(as a side note plunder plays no role in player position}
yes i attack everyday and i plunder some every day(the one's that offer no defense)
if i were to fail in one attack ..then yes i would return after the 24 hours is up..and my army would be adjusted to suit be silly to use what don't work wouldn't it.
if i were to fail in attack (hasn't happened yet but a few give me a run) i would definitely keep trying ,no defense is unbeatable there is a winning solution to every defense.it might not be there straight away but it will come .as to diamonds i use them ,
my defense is strong and i have big defensive bonuses ,i got the jump on gbs for that very reason to get the fight bonuses..but i am a realist and i know that advantage i have will soon be negated so i intend to make good use of it till then.
it is a game and he is just using all the tools the game give him...it is up to you as the defender to discourage him using all the tools the game give you.
so stop taking it as a personal attack ..and remeber its a game you lose nothing in real life.
this is meant to entertain not strain,,
SO AM I OBSESSED .....TOO RIGHT I AM