No-Value Cities – Joe’s Journal, Volume 1

For my first article, I would like to tackle the concept of No-Value Cities (NVCs). A NVC is a city that an attacker will get no points or resources from, even if they attack multiple times. This is a very effective deterrent for attackers during “Clash for the Throne” and other player versus player (PVP) events. I know there has been a lot of talk about the kingdom opening, so I believe this is a very important concept to implement, and I see many clans already doing so.

To follow this technique, you’ll need to keep your resource amounts under the values that are protected from enemies. You can determine the value protected by calculating the sum of what your warehouse and resource producing buildings protect. You can also see it by viewing the “statistics” menu on your city capital. No matter how many times you are attacked, your resource values will not drop below this number.

Get rid of your resources by using them to build or upgrade your kingdom buildings. You can (and should) also send them to your clan buildings, as the clan resource buildings cannot be attacked by enemies. It is also good advice to send your gold ingots in from the “taxes” section of your capitol, as the amount is visible to enemy players and they will use them to determine who and where to attack.

The last resource that enemies will be wanting is to destroy your troops for conquest points. To protect your troops, send them to your clan forts as reinforcements. You can recall them at any time by selecting “send back”. Unfortunately these buildings can still be attacked, but if your entire clan shelters there, there is a great strength in numbers!

Anyway, don’t be afraid of a little violence! Reviving troops killed in an assault as the defender only costs silver, and nobody is able to steal your gold, your tar, or destroy your buildings. But if you follow these rules, you won’t have to worry about anything at all. Oh, and a shield of peace works too. If you have a shield, ignore everything you just read.

TLDR: To be a No-Value City (NVC), keep your building resources and silver below their protected values, send your troops to clan forts, and pay your ingots as taxes. If you have a shield of peace active, remember to close your portals or you can get attacked through them.

Thanks 275,

Joe