Originally posted by yankeegunner:

I've been in game 55 minutes, got "They sought you out" - twice. With all the cooking, building and upkeep in base, telling people *not* to be in their bases is...

<trolling?>

Trolling? Why exactly?
That is how the game makes you busy, when you're idling at your base. I think you're just confused since there aren't that many games that do such thing, to make base idling more engaging, obviously.
Base dwellers still need to up their fighting skills.