well he did make one statement i kinda agreed with about getting GB out of age but with good friends and a great guild you can get any GB with zero money invested but with lack of social skills i can understand why he might find that task difficult
from what i seen you offered advise be found it to be in conflict with his ideas some ppl just cant be helped and must stay in limbo with their city development you attempted to help him with what most consider foe common knowledge but he failed to realize it
hagia does have use for a developed player vs if not actively leveled yes its a space hog
4years and 1.5 year break and he fails to see a optimal way to play hey more power to him if he wants to struggle but again its his play style
maybe he uses them as city defenders