Fix the damn neighborhoods! I've got 6 people in my hood from Contemporary Era! What the hell? I'm in HMA. Now I have people with tanks attacking and plundering me. I can't even take down one of their armies in a battle. Does Innogames want to drive people from the game? There is absolutely NO competitive balance in the game now. I can't log in every hour to baby sit my goods production. If I'm going to lose 3/4 of everything I produce every day I'm done. There's no reason to continue playing if I can't advance in the game. This really sucks.
Had you done any research, you would have found this posted about a million times.....
It's part of the game, and all it takes is collecting on time to avoid the plunder issue. The game is designed around offense, and it's not likely to change.
Is it a disadvantage early in the game? Yes and no, you also have the opportunity to m/p higher level players to get great buildings that you will need.
This is a combat game, remedial as it is, and to expect no interference in your game play seems odd to me. Honestly, it's not like they can destroy your city, and it's not that hard to collect.
With the ability to collect from an app now, it seems odd to me that people still can't do it.