there are players who refuse to continue the game if they cannot get the first degree badge :-). this is ambition.
lowering the level of the badge does not take away the badge, but brings its level to the current one.
as for helping other players, some players do not even participate in the attack on the fortress, and this is sad. during the attack of the fortress, immediately before its destruction, top players who already have the badge leave the alliance; instead, players who are not involved in the attack on the fortress are invited to receive the badge.
as for help: due to the fact that high-level players move to a low-level alliance, the level of this alliance rises, while the competition between neighboring alliances is lost.