Whats up with this inactive hunters thing being a problem for you? When HM had inactive or a player went MIA, Merge or whatever you are now were like vultures - think GINK21 and PrinceYumil as 2 of the times when players came back and suddenly where not attacked anymore.
Sorry to bring up another world but in en84, where EN (which Merge pretty much was EN in roster and strategy) stopped attacking Viv the moment her ban wore off because as one of the players said "it would be too difficult now".
Everyone does "inactive hunting" its near impossible to fill your slots from taking active player's cities. I can get maybe 3 slots a week but it takes me at least a week also to rebuild enough offense to take
one city off an active player that defends and asks for help. What am I supposed to do with those other slots? Colonize because that's the honorable thing to do? No, we all go for easy targets to sustain growth.
It seems with 90% if not more of your takes being from internals you (and others who spew the same nonsense) should think before you talk. At least inactive hunters such as myself make the effort of killing an enemy CS or 2 before taking a city in red waters which will lead to a lot of fun in the game.