It is said, that in a barren land that has been devastated by a disaster, man-made or otherwise, it is the weeds which are the first to grow and begin returning life to the land. I would not despair for world chat, but rejoice! Clan advertisement spam is at an all-time low, and regular discussion occurs throughout all times of the day. In the face of the oppressive Silence that The Legion permeates throughout the game, World Chat still provides that much-needed human interaction. Are there bad eggs? - Assuredly, it is so. And yet, there is almost always a player moderator on-hand to keep rogue actions contained. You spoke of players attempting to utilize world chat as a dating website. Compared to the veritable surge in the past along this angle of attack, the current attempts are a pitiable trickle. Even as we lose, we are winning. The only yoke that keeps that chat from breaking free into constant meaningful chatter is the daily speaker limit, yet that same limit protects us from the malicious that lurk in the dark places. After all, The Legion of the Silent is hardly the only threat to this game. Merely: the most damaging in the long term.
Cor- in response to your last post, agreed. Think positive. On original OP post, all builds are fun to play. You just need to know your style of play. Hansel- good plunder and eb drops, as one can unload full, regen, repeat. Att build- must skim or only unload 25% troops to maximize gold and drops (still under hansel effort though). Hybrid- takes the middle ground of best of both worlds. But keep in mind for Pvp or OSW, with no towers you can be smashed by both bigger attack accts, and bigger hansels. Still learning this new hybrid mechs first hand only 1 day into since change from att build.
This is why hansels are a double edge sword, yes they can dominate against a builds weak point but they lack a strong offense in either direction as opposed to either build. But I'm sure most of us can agree that this age of turtle tower power is kinda lackluster.
I hate towers. Only because they make the stats look ugly. I like nice even numbers. Which is a shame for me because they really help, but I just can't stand the un-even look of the stats.