In my experience (estimated 1400-1500 AV games), the only defense worth doing is a few tower recaps. You need to make sure that the random crap players don't fail in the offense at the enemy's keep, or you will be in for a long and very improductive game.

If all you want is some fun pvp.. sure, go ahead and defend. If you're in it for the honor, never defend on large scale.. at most you should do a few tower recaps. Establishing a strong presence in the enemy keep is key to quick and efficient honor grind.


Remember, winning or losing does not have much to do with honor per time unit. Winning 1 game per hour is a lot worse than almost winning 4 games per hour.