Traz is a waste of space before PE.
Sorry boss. Face value your analysis looks pretty good, but you missed some critical details.
I
gained space in my EMA city with Traz. I tore down all happiness junk (4 markets, 40 tiles, don't forget the road connection!) and 4 of 7 barracks (1 AI, 2 Cat, 1 Archer, 34 tiles), Traz takes 71. (Hold off the troops thing, I'll get there,)
Does it matter that Friends, Neighbors, and Guildies drop FPs on my Traz even without swapping? No one see,s to do that for my barracks or markets...
Speaking of Friends dropping stuff, 3(4) churches(markets) suck down 6(8) Aids a day. I sure hope they are all polished when it's time to collect. But with the lower Era 4 or 8 hour housing? I'd rather have more doubled productions and fewer plunder targets.
You completely missed on the Troops thing. Each week my total number of troops, especially Rogues(!), rises more then just what I make from GE and each week I am fighting further in GE then ever before. Here's why:
Sooner or later many players reach a point during the week where we aren't fighting. I grind to a halt in GE on Friday, I hardly PvP, I don't GvG. I wouldn't be surprised if many lower Era players are similar.
What happens on those 3 idle days?
The troops in barracks suck down population, wander off for an occasional PvP, visit the churches(markets) I guess, and
don't produce more troops.
Traz keeps spawning 4 more troops on those idle days.