springerflame, apparently you have never played a game with families before?
Family tribes/towns, gather all the noobs, tons of them. Then they say "alll this is ours, any attacks on any of these towns will result in the entire noobville tribe attacking you".
Every damn noob in the game joins them.
Then the game turns from actually playing the game, to sitting and recruiting.
No thanks, not here, not ever. Go simcity somewhere else.
Oh please. Of course I have played family games before. Bottom line here, is that you want to force your own ideas and idea of the way this game should be played on all other players. For my money (and this is only for my money), everyone needs to get on with game play and quit strutting around.
would it really matter if noobs attacked you, your family or your town. surely you must be big enough and experienced enough to handle the odd noob here and there. Actually, oh heck, just realised, we are all noobs here !!!!
You may feel that the game will turn into a sitting and recruiting exercise, but if that's your idea of game play then you need to take a long hard look at why you are playing. Do not know anyone who would spend time each day sitting and recruiting. We are all here to play.
It's a game about the West. Is it not refered to as "The Wild West", and do they (the historians) not tell us how the West was won. From my memories at school, it was tamed by long hard fought battles with the indiginous (once again, I hope that is the correct spelling) people. With the land and the environment. Was it not also an epic civil war that eventually brought about the creation of the
United States of America (historians, please feel free to beat me about the head if I got this wrong).
Don't ever remember the history books saying you can settle in the America's, but not if you are a family.
Of course I play games where families are involved. Have had my butt kicked loads of times, and have it loads as well. If you are good enough, then you have nothing to worry about. If you are not, then you work at it till you are.
The West was founded and grew strong on family values and beliefs. Those of us that are British know and respect this. We just like fish and chips and cups of tea.
Play the game, quit moaning