I've been in this situation before, so I understand, but I don't think the point of Castle Mode is about playing alone it's about playing and building together. That's why building walls and towers is so resource intensive.

Lol seems like this will eventually turn into a capoeira dance fighter game.

I think it's supposed to be a portcullis.

The saw skill works for me. I get 2 woods instead of 1 after cutting trees.

Why not minions too? In most battle scenes on tv you see boulders being thrown at armies, but why not here?

Oh, I think it happens when you spawn near your castle, but nobody thought to put a gate there to get out :P

Get the Saw skill for extra wood?

That's because when you're maxed out it's boring unless you battle other players. Sometimes players have knight/hunter builds where they have to keep battling to get resources. The portal idea sounds interesting, but I think with the castle update beginners should have a safe zone to hide. Also it gets easier to run away from someone after some of your minions die.

But you have to be near the person to see that. If there is a leaderboard button on the screen you can see not only the number 1 player, but also the number 2, 3, 4. See the pts and the number of players killed.

There's meat and coins in the grass and dead minions give you wood logs, seems legit... :D