Balancing Blog Series: March 2016 Update

There is just too many changes happening in one update for SC to know the effects.

* Nerf Witches and Skeletons
* Remove 30 Seconds of our Attack
* Buff HP for buildings
* Increased DPS for XBow
* Infernos target faster
* Troops run for Poison

I think we are going to get the update and people are going to hate it because it is TOO DIFFERENT. Change a few things at a time and see how it works. I mean they do want things to be balanced. To balance you have to do things slowly. Not just change everything at once and see what works and what doesn't.

I hope they are testing this because we do not need another Dec 15 update freakout.

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Originally Posted by ThisIsParlay

lol 3 minutes is not "plenty" to three star a th10 especially an 11... your statement makes no sense. How could you even argue that 3 minutes is plenty to triple a 10 or an 11 lol

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Because I routinely do it with 45+ seconds left on the clock. It's not enough for bad attackers, it's plenty for those who have good attacks.

I think taking it back to 3min makes sense for th9 and below.10 and 11 should stay at 330. I'm also wondering if this is their way of nerfing QW without actually touching the troops involved.sorta makes sense since the attack itself demands a bit more time to develops.

I like how it is cloaked in the ridiculous notion that it was reverted to three minutes as a response to overwhelming feedback from the community.

So, can anyone link to a thread where people overwhelmingly jumped on the bandwagon to revert battle time to 3:00.

Anyone ...

Bueller ...

As opposed to the countless threads and YouTube videos with specific and actionable ideas which PEOPLE HAVE OVERWHELMINGLY requested.

Freeze Clan Castle (no defense)
Change random MM so trophy offer includes some weight tied to base strength.
Fix C.H.3.A.T.I.N.G

... and on, and on

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Originally Posted by kkbbm

You agree with the change they did and the "reasoning" they gave. So you kudo them.

And then there are people who happen to war every week and dislike the change. The voice of those people were not heard? The "war community" wanted it? So that community happens to be just a bunch of group who are experts in COC or everybody who like to war every week? Why don't they just tailor the game so that it becomes like 'COC-powerbang' or 'COC-onehive'?

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Really hard to have a productive conversation with you, since you take one statement and then twist it to the extreme level.

I am simply stating one thing - the war community DID request this change. People are trying to say that this didn't occur, when it in fact did. And for what it's worth, in response to your last sentence (which again is taking one tiny thing and taking it to an extreme level), this is the first time I can recall Supercell making a change that those youtubers requested.

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Originally Posted by Superfinch30

Whether I agree with all of the balances or not....most of them are regular complaints from the 'community'.
'Th9 war too easy'
'3:30 too long for th9 and under'
'Double poison OP/boring/kills CC diversity'
'Can't defend against warden'
'Mass witch OP'
Need I go on?

Careful what you wish for.

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But do you really think they need to make ALL these changes in a single update? Feels like its going to be another big mess like Dec 15.

Curious why there still is no Pekka upgrade at TH9, but still 2 upgrades for Pekka at TH10. How's is this viable for a war balance?

It's all well and good shortening spell times, but the biggest time issue by far is the King and queen, how about half the time in those two!

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Originally Posted by Hatchlhoff

Doesn't matter. Let me put it like this.

You go to the Chrysler dealership to buy the new Dodge Ram cause it's got the new Hemi in it, it's pushing out the most horsepower in it's class. You pay real money to buy this cause you want the horsepower. You drive it around and it's pretty good, but then two weeks later you get a letter in the mail saying "There has been a mandatory recall on your new vehicle because we now believe it has too much horsepower, and the road can't handle it. We didn't test it properly before we put it out for sale, but sorry you won't get your money back. You can keep your Ram but we need to bring it in and reduce the HP."

Then they say, "Just wait a minute, we've got this new Charger out, not as much HP but it's way lighter so it will go even faster than the Ram we recalled. Just sign here and the monthly payments will start next month!"

Does that make you feel happy as the consumer? How is what SC is doing any different?

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Comparing a truck to a car...nice. Just so you know, manufacturers actually do what you wrote about. Most recent was the update to the Ram trucks with the Aisin transmission bumping up the torque to 865 ft/lb :thumbsup: I guess it's only a good thing when things get "better" though right?

If you got the letter in the mail you might be dense and trash it and say to yourself "screw that, man!". Then you find yourself in the shop replacing a torque converter, bearings or some other host of problems because your drivetrain wasn't actually rated to the kind of power. I bet even in the shop you'd be blaming the manufacturer instead of yourself even though they're the experts and had superior knowledge.

In any case, Hemi<Cummins.

It seems like every 3 months we have to adapt to a completely new game. It is getting pretty frustrating. The sheer number of changes to adapt to after getting in a groove following the December update is...overwhelming and discouraging. Why so many buffs/nerfs? Just keep it simple.

Mass witches for 3 stars at TH 11/10 is popular because people use stupid box base designs. If bases were designed more effectively it wouldn't be as easy to mass witch for a 3 star. ALL TH levels should not be punished by making witches useless because they are effective against box bases at TH 10+11. And if you feel the need to nerf witches, just make a few tweaks. Don't buff ALL defenses just because of 1 troop, combined with reducing the offensive capabilities of said troop.

I don't want to have to keep adapting to adapted version of the adapted update that was an adapted version of the original. I'm all for moving the game forward, but the constant flip-flopping of updates/troops/features needs to stop. I just got used to creating multi-step war attacks that are complex and FUN, utilizing the extra 30 seconds. Now I have to adapt again only 3 months AFTER IT WAS JUST ADDED!