Some people somehow still think that rushed defenses = massive loot loss. This is not the case however:

I’m getting 3 starred at around a 1/3 rate, I don’t think that being maxed will help with the odds. Loot retention is still good and I have not lost DE except from the 3 stars, so I’m fine with that.

People can say all they want, but when they are wasting 500mil gold and 6 months of time to get similar protection as me, they certainly are upgrading in the wrong order