I don't really get your second reason there Kinn... Why should they get free equipment? Like Gheritash said, by your logic we should get some bonus for taking that village aswell. And I think it was Occitian's decision to attack this infamous (lol) village. We broke the rules by delaying the attack and we got punished. I don't see what's not clear on this.
And about the upkeeps. Occitian suffered from quite a lot of extra upkeep, that much is true.
First the exploit. And we got punished for that, so that's the end of it.
Secondly "The dark force" attack, this postponed the "Real" attack quite a lot, and caused extra upkeep for Occitian. Devs deserve a slap in tha face for it. Occitian AND Fallens should get back their gold and troops lost for upkeep. This also gave both sides a chance to reinforce, so I think we're even.
And now the server crash. I'll quote myself
Occitian AND Fallens should get back their gold and troops lost for upkeep. This also gave both sides a chance to reinforce, so I think we're even.