Is it the games is dead?
The players on top list never attack and neve able to be attack since the crowns is artificially higher, create by crowns dump?
You've got it figured out. The high level players never attack and either get crowns dumped to them or hack so that they are shown to be always online so that they don't lose crowns. It is pretty much impossible to beat a high level base with a full portal with current troop strenghts. FM needs to implement some sort of system where bases need to attack others or they lose crowns and if nothing else, boost troop power to at least shuffle the board so that those actually playing are represented, not just these stale sit around bases. But do they care about this game anymore enough to actually do anything like release an update or listen to suggestions. NO.