My Lands: Black Gem Hunting

I have encountered numerous players quitting because they are wiped out so many times by massive armies that aren't even close to comparing. Rebuild, destroyed, rebuild destroyed, rebuild, destroyed, quit. Not sure how any can get close to the higher levels anyway. New level 5s need time to build army if any ever are to become a regular member of the game. I think about buying black gems to upgrade my science, often tempted. Then i think about the likelihood of total destruction multiple times and think, hmmm is there a point to paying. It would be completely different if a level 6 existed. The highest level players pick on small players. Everything seems to cater to the highest levels, top 100 players. New players and customers are viewed as temporary fodder for them. Maybe a change to have level 6 would create longer lasting customers/players, besides ones that already exist.

Players need to learn how to use the temple. You only need a lvl 1 temple. Buy temple points each day and save them until you reach level 5. I have 4,300 at present and i'm a lvl 2 player.

By the time i reach lvl 5 i hope to have around 10K points, or more.

Also, never leave the gates open and troops exposed while offline. You will return to the computer to find a dead army. Buildings can be rebuilt quite quickly, but an army takes a long time to retrain.