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Travian has a special unit referred to as the “hero”. Unlike the other units your hero can gain experience with every battle that he engages in and kills troops. Even if your hero dies he will still get experience from the troops that were killed.

If you are an offensive player, attacking units and building up your hero can be very easy, since you have the right kind of units that need to escort him into battle. However, as a defensive player this can be a problem since defending units make terrible attackers.

How do you solve this problem?

Having a hero and making him powerful ads a fun element to the game that should not ignored. For the first half of the server however, you will have to accept that with the exception of raiding oases, your hero will not level up very much. About halfway through the server things will change.

As a defensive player you can always have an offensive army even though it is not your primary goal. Halfway through the server bring your blacksmith to 20 in one of your villas and upgrade your best offensive unit to level 20 (imperians, axmen, swordsmen). At the same time start building a “mini-hammer” in that village. I’ve seen some pretty impressive 30,000 “mini-hammers” that build level 20-25 heroes.

Accept that you will have to wait until half of the server is done. This is because you need to have enough internal strength to focus on both offensive and defensive troops in an effective way.

Good luck!

Harsh realities aside, there are many good reasons why you would want to be farmed at the beginning of your experience playing Travian. When most players leave the beginners? protection which lasts 3-7 days they get farmed for weeks. However the most farming takes place at the beginning of a server. As time wears on the players who stole everyone else?s resources have gotten sufficiently ahead that they don?t need to rely on raiding as much. But what have you learned from being farmed?Since it is highly probable that you will be farmed at the beginning of the game you need to prepare yourself mentally. Why would a player want to be farmed? In other words, why would they want to have their resources stolen from them by another player?1.     Being attacked at the beginning of the game makes you think about troops early on. If your villages are isolated from all others you are much less likely to build a large army and think offensively. Getting raided puts you in the right frame of mind you need to be in so that you will have bigger hammers than the other players around you. 2.     You build up good defence. Most players don?t have sufficient defence. They may build offensive troops, but they don?t have the defence troops to back themselves us. 3.     Be farmed brings you closer to other players in the game. Travian cannot be played as a single player. You must work with others in order to survive. If you are being farmed you will need to call on others for help to fight your attacker off. This builds rapport with the other players around you. It also develops team work.

While your family might describe Travian as being ?mindless? and ?for kids,? there is no doubt that the game runs best when older and mature players play the game. So what can you do to appear as smart and experienced as you can? Here are a few pointers:1)    Village Names: Make your village names something that follows a series or group of words. For example, you could start with January, February, March, etc. . . Or, you could do Death Star, Endor, Tatoonie, etc. . . What you are communicating to other players is that you are a smart player and know that you will be covering all the planets/months eventually. This sends a ?big? message to others. 2)    When sending troops to raid with, send them in batches of 100 or 1000 rather than odd numbers like 493 or 253. If you send a nice round number it looks like you had 6000 troops to pick from and divided them equally. If you send 253 it looks you sent off all you have. 3)    Spelling and Grammar: Everyone appreciates properly spelled words with punctuation in the right places. No big player is going to think twice about a message like this: ?supp dud plz plz plz stop rading me!!!? It does not bode well for your public appearance. 4)    Don?t spam people who are raiding you. Even if they are attacking you and sending catapults, you should respond in a civil manner. Send one message and follow up with a second one a day later if you do not get a reply. 5)   Think Big and Kick Ass: Trump?s book under this title encourages his business audience to think in a big way. You can do the same in Travian. Send 400 scouts instead of 20; scout all the people in your area instead of scouting 2 or 3 rounds each day. These points will make you appear like someone who means business and is an experienced player.

While Travian his family could be described as "nonsense" and "children", there is no doubt that the game works best when they grow and mature players to play the game. So what can you do to look wise and experienced than you? Here are some tips:

1) Place names: Make their names something that follows a series or group of words. For example, you could start with January, February, March, etc.. . Or you could do, the Death Star, Endor, Tatoonie, etc.. . What do you communicate with other players is that you are a smart player and knows it is for all the planets and the month later. This sends a message of "great" to others.

2) If the sending of troops to deal with RAID, send them in quantities of 100 or 1000 as the odd numbers like 493 or 253rd Send a nice round number, seems to have taken the troops since 6000 and divided it equally. Send 253 provides that all you have sent.

3) Spelling and grammar: all appreciate well-written words with punctuation, and in the right places. No great player, will think twice about something like this to think, "Dud Rading Supp plz plz plz for me!" It's not good for his public appearance Bode.

4) Do not spam people, will be attacked. Even if they attack us and send catapults, you should respond in a kind of civil war. Send a message and go ahead with a second one day, if not answered.

5) Think Big and Kick Ass: Trump book under this title looks like his business audience in a big way. You can do the same in Travian. Scouts send 400 instead of 20; scout all the people in your area of exploration rather than 2 or 3 rounds per day.

These points are, you look like someone who means business and is an experienced player.