Goodbye 8th Year Event Goals Fix
A fix is now live. An additional goal, Earn 5 Stars, has been added. Completing this will grant the additional 500 RP to complete the reward track.
When you attack other players, you're free to attack players ranked lower than you. That's part of the game play in every single game of this style, as well as every MMO I've ever played that has open world PvP. It isn't about fair, but about playing to your advantages, and level and research...
What is the benefit of having Houses and your Acropolis inside the walls while leaving defensive Barracks outside the walls? In my experience, placing barracks inside the walls will provide troops to hold the line when the walls are being attacked, buying time for your towers to attack.