Derek, I've always been the same way with many games -- strong D, try to attack sure wins....Took me quite a while to adjust to CoC. I find Defense is overrated until you've gotten up there a ways. Pour your resources into strengthening your troops, increasing your camp sizes, etc. Read up a little on attacking strategies and army composition and just get out there and start attacking. Work through the campaigns while you're under a shield. Save up gems for third builder, if you don't have one already. There's no better use for the gems.