Random thoughts and ponderings by me...
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Not a rant. Nothing to see here, carry on.
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Trying to keep my builders busy got me thinking again some deep and I guess also bit darker thoughts...
This whole thing... It really doesn't matter. It's just a game. Game, I cared about and spent countless hours playing and also posting on the forums. Perhaps I shouldn't even bother trying to make a difference anymore. It is very frustrating to see how the game is evolving into something, that I do not enjoy that much. At the moment, my clan is about the only reason I keep on playing and waiting for the next update. Good thing I learnt the value of the clan with a short visit elsewhere...
No, I'm not quitting. Not as long as the clan stays alive. The forums are also a big part of my daily activity, too, so that's also something I care about. But participating on discussions is also getting the better of me. Many threads I was interested enough to post in them gets closed. Typically while I'm writing a long reply. I think I have lost maybe dozen posts to closed threads so far and that frustrates me even further. Trying to pick the words carefully takes a lot of time and effort from me so seeing my posts go into bitheaven just like that isn't bringing any joy. Sure, I well understand why many of the threads gets closed.
Perhaps that is getting closer to the source of my frustration. The lack of discussing things but instead threads turning into flaming. I don't blame anyone for that and I see it more of a guide for myself to try to make myself even more clear what I am saying.
Or maybe I ought to distance myself more from the forums and just focus on things I enjoy doing...
In the end, I composed a list of changes I would like to see:
#1 Make trophies count (league bonus increase by a lot)
#2 Remove loot bonus for attacking higher TH
#3 Remove loot penalty on revenges
(Thanks to dahimi for these)