TH sniping should no longer give shields

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Originally Posted by dahimi

The main way loot enters the game is through collectors. The primary source of large pools of easy to access loot are abandoned bases with full collectors. These bases represent inactive players with bases producing resources that they will never spend.

The never spend is really the key here. When an active player steals loot from another active player, that results in a net loss to the overall system. Basically I spend troops to grab it from inactive bases. Then you come along and spend more resources (a lot more, probably, because you're trying to rob my storages while I spent minimal troops getting the same loot from collectors) in troops to grab it from me. Well I still need the loot, so I now need to spend more resources to get the loot I had. That is a net loss.

After I log off, if my TH is not outside a couple of things happen.

1. I get attacked several times usually at a net loss for the attacker (and hence us).
2. Eventually someone 1-3 stars me at great expense (again usually at a net loss for the attacker).

My contention is that once I have stolen the loot, it's already hidden because it simply isn't profitable to steal it from me.

So basically TH sniping does three things.

1. It causes me to lose less loot which means that is less loot I need to steal.
2. It reduces attacks against my base which are largely unprofitable.
3. It allows someone to get a loot bonus with a minimal expenditure of resources (0 if they use an AQ), thus adding resources to the game.

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My collectors are 10 and 11, so at school days when I log back on, my collectors are about half full.

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Originally Posted by Bakhoumgeorge

My collectors are 10 and 11, so at school days when I log back on, my collectors are about half full.

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What's your point?

Letting people snipe my TH puts my mind at ease a lot more when i log off.

this game is meant to be fun, not stressful.

• Suppose your boss sent you an email on Friday afternoon saying "when i get to the office on Monday, we need to talk". Now imagine how you feel over the weekend.
• Suppose your being told at the start of class, your teacher says to you, "i need to see you at the end of class". Now imagine how you feel during the class.
• Suppose your SO sending you a text saying "We need to talk". Now imagine how you feel until you can talk with your SO.

That's how it would feel after logging off for an extended time if you needed to log off for sleep or school or work and had no way to take solace in a cheap shield.

The TH sniping-shield is the equivalent of the boss adding that reassuring line "I want to talk about the quarterly budget with you", or the teacher adding "I want to talk to you about running for student council" or your SO also texting "I am seriously considering getting a dog."

It just let's you log off with a little bit more peace of mind.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

What's your point?

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You said that full collectors=inactivity, I am very active, and my collectors get full. see what I mean now?

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Originally Posted by dahimi

The main way loot enters the game is through collectors. The primary source of large pools of easy to access loot are abandoned bases with full collectors. These bases represent inactive players with bases producing resources that they will never spend.

The never spend is really the key here. When an active player steals loot from another active player, that results in a net loss to the overall system. Basically I spend troops to grab it from inactive bases. Then you come along and spend more resources (a lot more, probably, because you're trying to rob my storages while I spent minimal troops getting the same loot from collectors) in troops to grab it from me. Well I still need the loot, so I now need to spend more resources to get the loot I had. That is a net loss.

After I log off, if my TH is not outside a couple of things happen.

1. I get attacked several times usually at a net loss for the attacker (and hence us).
2. Eventually someone 1-3 stars me at great expense (again usually at a net loss for the attacker).

My contention is that once I have stolen the loot, it's already hidden because it simply isn't profitable to steal it from me.

So basically TH sniping does three things.

1. It causes me to lose less loot which means that is less loot I need to steal.
2. It reduces attacks against my base which are largely unprofitable.
3. It allows someone to get a loot bonus with a minimal expenditure of resources (0 if they use an AQ), thus adding resources to the game.

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This. I would also add that TH10 needs a slight boost in production, but I'm biased as being a fellow 10er.

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Originally Posted by Bakhoumgeorge

You said that full collectors=inactivity, I am very active, and my collectors get full. see what I mean now?

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My collectors have never even been half full at level 7-8s. No youre not "very" active.

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Originally Posted by Yette

My collectors have never even been half full at level 7-8s. No youre not "very" active.

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I am "very" active, how would I be able to upgrade all of my stuff then? It shows it half full faster at higher levels just for your information

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Originally Posted by Bakhoumgeorge

I am "very" active, how would I be able to upgrade all of my stuff then? It shows it half full faster at higher levels just for your information

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It does not show half full levels faster than the lower level collectors..... Please look up how long it takes for each level to fill and then double check when you see yours half full. Lol
It takes days for them to fill. I am saying that if you are not logging in to empty them, not donating for those several days, thats not very active. At best it is active.

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Originally Posted by GonFreakss

With the revenge exploit removed, there should be a future update that removes the exploit of placing TH outside a base to receive cheap shields.

The spirit and intention of the game is to play both offense and defense. Some may argue that it is a strategy to place the TH outside to protect their resources, but obviously, it can be easily seen as an exploit of game mechanics. We are suppose to protect our resources with our well placed and hard earned defensive units, rather hoping for some noob come along and snipes our TH, enabling us to hide our resources behind a cheap shield.

We will still get one starred by getting our TH destroyed, but we will not get a shield. People will still have the freedom to place their TH where ever they'd want to place it, however, they will no longer be able to exploit the game for a cheap shield.

This will definitely make the high cuppers happy, and we can finally put an end to the cheap shield debate between cuppers and farmers.

I am a farmer myself, and I don't need a cheap shield. The farmers that does, gives all farmers a bad name.

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I don't see this being a good idea, for the reasons already stated above.

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Originally Posted by Yette

It does not show half full levels faster than the lower level collectors..... Please look up how long it takes for each level to fill and then double check when you see yours half full. Lol
It takes days for them to fill. I am saying that if you are not logging in to empty them, not donating for those several days, thats not very active. At best it is active.

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Do you not go to school? I'm very sure we all have school. I am more active than you think, and I am a good donator, I always donate at least 2k a season. I am one of the most active.

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Originally Posted by SuperSteve[Supercell]

I don't see this being a good idea, for the reasons already stated above.

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THANK YOU STEVE!!!