Troop Upgrade Tree Linked to Levels

Here is a good idea I had that I think will really help both the players and Supercell.


Idea: Make troops customizable trees, perhaps linked to level.


Why its Good for Players: More customization gives more power to the players. Example: one upgrade for arch might be increased range while the other may be increased attack speed. They would be mutually exclusive. This would give players more incentive to look for the best strategies and explore potential combos. I'm not sure about the exact details the customization would be, but one possible idea may be to give "skill points" at every 5 or 10 levels. Upgrading would NOT require resources OR builder OR time. This will also give more diversity to top level gameplay. Let's be honest, there isn't much creativity. A base gets 3 starred by witches? The attacked person copies that strategy and goes to 3 star other people. Soon, everyone is using witches. It isn't a bad thing to copy success, but its just what happens. This will make it more creative, as the talent allocation WILL NOT be public knowledge. (some upgrades may have visual effects, but it would then be up to the attacked person to do research on the talent allocation). Also gives some meaning to level besides boasting rights.

Why its Good for Supercell: Customizing a troop AT first will be free, but in order to "reset" skill points gems will be needed. I think around 25 gems would be a good cost to reset talent points. (The gem cost could also increase by level). This would not only make money for Supercell from people who change their mind, but also from top players. Top players will no doubt change the talent points depending on the metagame, or perhaps to copy someone else's attack (as talked about in the above paragraph).

tl;dr

Talent points linked to level = $$$ for supercell, More diversity for players

What do you guys think? Feedback is appreciated.

I really like this idea, and I have thought the same thing for Defenses. Being able to customize your defensive structures Damage, Range, Attack speed, and hit-points would add so much more personal customization and strategy to the game.

I would love SuperCell to add this idea of customizing troops (and maybe defenses) but that would be almost a complete overhaul on the game. Might almost be easier to just make a new game.

Good idea man, the first I have seen in a very long time on this forum.

-SpicyMooseSpit

Finally, an actual use for the xp system besides a relative measure of how good your base is!

Interesting, I don't think I've ever seen anything like this, good idea! Not to OP, and not to UP.

The lack of such complexity in CoC makes it charming, accessible, and safe.

I feel safe upgrading my troops because there are no negative repercussions. With this new system I might regret giving my archers too little speed or too much HP. Would I have to start again from TH1 if I mess up my Wizard development?

Furthermore, such customization could lead to barbarians being goblins and vice versa. Use all the sprites you want, but a barbarian with high speed and low hp is a goblin. So, perhaps the diversity you seek is already in the game.

Yet, these points don't kill the idea, they are things to work around

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Originally Posted by InvaderGir

The lack of such complexity in CoC makes it charming, accessible, and safe.

I feel safe upgrading my troops because there are no negative repercussions. With this new system I might regret giving my archers too little speed or too much HP. Would I have to start again from TH1 if I mess up my Wizard development?

Furthermore, such customization could lead to barbarians being goblins and vice versa. Use all the sprites you want, but a barbarian with high speed and low hp is a goblin. So, perhaps the diversity you seek is already in the game.

Yet, these points don't kill the idea, they are things to work around

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I don't think this complexity would be a bad thing. It gives players more power and boosts creativity.

For your point about "messing up" upgrades, I do have to say it is kinda the point but it isn't a bad thing. The upgrades will be mutually exclusive, so if you do pick a skill tree you are stuck with it. Granted, there will be many branches of the tree. This is where supercell comes in however. The gem reset cost will give both a "redo" button for accidents/mind changes and also grant supercell money from gems.

As for your point about diversification, the upgrades would not be game breaking. There won't be "barbarians now target resources" or stuff like that. They would be minor things that would be noticeable but not game-breaking. For example, one upgrade for the barbarian could be "barbarians now retain rage for X seconds once they leave the radius of a rage spell". It would change gameplay slightly, but not creep into the realms of other units. Barbarians will never fly :)



Thanks to everyone for all the feedback! Would appreciate more :) Let's get this on the sticky.

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There actually is an example of a customizable defense with a trade-off in game - X-bows (extra range vs. ability to target air). It would be nice to see more examples of it, however.

A barbarian with high speed and low hp is not a goblin. The AI targeting plays a big role in how you deploy troops. You can use barbarians and giants to tank for other troops, but they both have their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to interacting with base defenses (i.e. barbarians ignoring a tesla in favor of taking out a builder's hut) and cc troops (giants ignoring cc troops to take out a minor base defense).

You could always design an armory/smithy where you could unlock customization options to switch between (i.e. a shield vs. an extra sword for your barbarians to make them marginally more or less tanky). It doesn't have to be a major change to add flavor.

Actually, any sort of horizontal (as opposed to vertical) differentiation for bases/armies would be appreciated. Just so that the max base for a given th level doesn't always look the identical across the board, bar positioning of the individual pieces.

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There actually is an example of a customizable defense with a trade-off in game - X-bows (extra range vs. ability to target air). It would be nice to see more examples of it, however.

A barbarian with high speed and low hp is not a goblin. The AI targeting plays a big role in how you deploy troops. You can use barbarians and giants to tank for other troops, but they both have their strengths and weaknesses when it comes to interacting with base defenses (i.e. barbarians ignoring a tesla in favor of taking out a builder's hut) and cc troops (giants ignoring cc troops to take out a minor base defense).

You could always design an armory/smithy where you could unlock customization options to switch between (i.e. a shield vs. an extra sword for your barbarians to make them marginally more or less tanky). It doesn't have to be a major change to add flavor.

Actually, any sort of horizontal (as opposed to vertical) differentiation for bases/armies would be appreciated. Just so that the max base for a given th level doesn't always look the identical across the board, bar positioning of the individual pieces.

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Thanks for the positive feedback! ANy others?