[Dragar]

When you start talking about player selection of targets it’s all subjective..
• do your neighbours want to take out an easy enemy first or deal with a likely threat?
• is someone with an early research lead dangerous or will they be weak in the short term due to smaller armies?
• Is someone with good gem production early a target or a trading partner? If they are site searching heavily do you want to wait a while and let them do more of the hard work before you take them over?

It really all depends on perspective, and on so many other factors. Within reason I prefer not to second guess how other players will judge my actions, and make sure I make myself as strong as possible. The key is balancing future strength with current military might – I wouldn’t want to site search to the point where I am at a severe military disadvantage compared to other players who have been researching.