I do not plunder so I have no boat to row in this argument wanting to be able to plunder at will.. However my position on being plundered?
You do not need the GT, no Deal Castle, nor St Basil, nor any of the little bits for City Defense. If you collect on time, there is zero need for any city defense. leave it wide open. Use one Bronze age spearfighter for the army protecting your City.
I threw away St Basil. and all the little city defense junk that cluttered my Cities.
So all I rely on is Collect on Time. It is 100% all I need.
I actually still have a GT. but.. I may throw that away too. It is not taking up too much space. I could get 10 attack for something else in that space instead though..
Anyway the worry about plunder and all that, is just not worth the bother. I would way rather have productive buildings.that some silly City defense bits.
Next event if I gain some nice additional Event Buildings I may toss GT..
Seriously City Defense is worthless. In PvP I can fight the players three Eras higher with over 1000 defense and win. Easily. Same goes for City defense army, it is of little value. So I solve the City defense problem by not having any worth anything.
The rare plunder (of some trivial bit like a Blacksmith or Royal Gate is so trivial, compared to all the extra goods FPs and such I make from all the space the City Defense used to take up.. laughable.
Samthing for PvP. I have no defense. I do not care since the attack wins against me are limited to five a day. In the meantime I am winning the higher Era than mine (almost) every time.
So all you folks wanting to plunder the H out of everyone.. All people need to do Collect on Time and you Plunderers get nothing anyway ... LOL