I am a farmer

I disliked strategy games since I saw games likes CIV or UFO a decade ago.
But when Travian got released I got hooked. I played two years till I decided that I spend too much playing it, and finally quit.

I like building and raising all can be raised, but I do not like fighting. But I need to, because always there are those who wants what is mine. And I like crushing them. I prepare well and crush them. I did it 6 times from 7 servers in those 2 years. The single time I lost, the enemy was really tough, and got a good alliance too.

To have succes in games like this you must follow some rules. Simple rules.
To be perseverent.
To be patient.
To make plans.
To follow the plans.
To have good allies.
To be friendly with neigbours, and engage fight only when diplomacy fails.
To protect your goods, and not let others to taste from them, and feed them with your work.
And so many other small rules.

Anyway, even all over those virtual worlds many players praise themselves to be aggresive, to like fighting, to hate noobs and simcity players, the truth is that you cannot fight if you do not build first. When you develop stealing from others and succeed is because there are so many stupid ones who let them steal, it is not because stealing is a succesful way to develop.