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Everything is max except walls, heroes, and some traps. The only important lab upgrades I have left are archers to 6 and poison to 3. What should I do? Should I upgrade now or let my heroes get to 20/20 or 25/25? I don't think that level 10 walls are that important. I could be wrong. I'm just looking for some guidance frome some more experienced players.
Max your walls (I know it sucks) if you can, but definitely max your heroes. You're going to be at a serious disadvantage for like the first 6 months after your TH upgrade. Understand that every defensive upgrade for the TH10 is expensive and looooong. You're also going to notice that you're going to get less loot from raiding TH9's and loot from TH8's is almost nonexistent. Bottom line, you're going to need all the help you can get and walls do make a huge difference. Not only do they slow hoard attacks such as valks and bowlers, but they also deter other players from attacking you. Most raiders are looking for an easy Mark. If I came across the base shown above, I'd attack that all day because my troops would cut through pretty easily. I know it's mundane and can make the game boring, but it will be worth it. Put the extra work in on your walls and heroes.
TH upgrade time = 12 days
Lab upgrade time = 6 days
Arch 6 = 10 days
Poison 3 = 6 days
Start arch now and start TH at the same time. 2 days before TH finishes, start poison and save up enough elixir to upgrade lab. Every second you spend now in TH9 is a second away from a maxed TH10 or maxed TH11. Lab is the only bottleneck of the game, everything else can be done or caught up in reasonable time.
My own TH10 had half legos, TH5/6 defenses and 20/0 royals (kept AQ under the knife) when I moved to TH10. Now as a 2 week old TH10, I'm doing just fine. Hero levels are a non-factor in farming, and if they are, you're farming wrong.
Read:
https://clashguideswithdusk.wordpress.com/th10-journey/
I see you have opted out of war. If this is because war isn't your thing and you desire to advance through the game as quickly as possible, yes, upgrading might make a lot of sense.
If war is your thing, however, my thought might be to hold off and hold off for a while, at least until TH10 gets a little more straightened out or you are much further along at TH9 (if having fun at war). Much frustration seems to exist at that TH from a war perspective.
Now some will come on here and almost mindlessly say that spending more than "X" amount of time is a complete waste and other potentially derogatory things, but I would urge you to simply ignore that if war is your thing. TH9 is a lot of fun, especially in war, and let's not forget why we play this game---for fun/entertainment/joy/etc. Racing to max TH11 doesn't earn you a cookie at this point...
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Originally Posted by SinOfDusk
Almost like clockwork...
Your above comment assumes that farming/racing to max TH is his goal, which may not be the case.
Further, I'm curious if you'd give the same recommendation if war was his thing.
Would you really recommend going to TH10 and entering that war fray, as compared to TH9??
Lastly, heroes might be important to farming if you farm while you push. The loot bonus in the higher leagues is rather solid
If farming is your goal I agree with Sin above
If war is your thing I agree with Lunatic above
my Mini Acct Maxed Heroes before Defense, and now my wall is 30/220 Lava/Lego, my Defense is not yet maxed, But I already stop upgrading my defense, and I will stay as a Perma TH9 enjoying Maxed offense of TH9, TH10-11 Suck
Take this advise if you have infinite time to play the game and your sole purpose of playing this game is to max everything in the shortest time possible. This is what SoD assumes you are trying to accomplish. If true, follow his advise. If not true, look for other opinions that fit your play style better.Quote:
Originally Posted by SinOfDusk
I agree with klaviousQuote:
Originally Posted by Klavious
Max all your walls and the needed troops first. When all is done you can upgrade to TH10.