[quote="Mereni"]Saying there's no reason to set up defenses because 'it's just a matter of time' is just silly. /quote]
No, more like I realize my mistake and could start over and do just that. Set up the defenses and my base will be monitored until a point in time when it can be destroyed. So why bother.
It isn't that the defenses are currently underpowered, but there is an extensive effort to seek out, monitor, and destroy claims and that because built up claims are highly visible and not moveable, detection and monitoring is unavoidable. Because defenses are essentially capped to prevent spamming of additional defenses, I feel the tribe will eventually become stronger than the current defense cap hermit players are able to build without a high upkeep cost.