This is stupid..just stupid

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Originally Posted by Conan

I see this argument often and started thinking about it.

isn't it normal that the more you are active on this type of game, the more you are successful? Seriously, it's like that for almost every game and for most things in life, including my mariage! We're not playing Tetris here, this is a game that benefits from increase activity, which I encourage strongly!

it's totally normal that active players be rewarded with more loot and faster village advancement and that occasional players take longer to acheive the same goals. I really don't see a problem with that.

And you're right, this game is less appealing to casual players. But this is exactly what SC wants, to appeal to the ones who are active, not their "casual" customers. I'd do that too if I was them, it's a sound way of running a company.

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Of course people who play more should be able to advance more quickly, but it should still be possible to raid sporadically throughout the day without moving backwards once defense is thrown in. This is, after all, a mobile game; if SuperCell had wanted all-or-nothing players, they should have made a console game.

Before this update, SuperCell had a fairly big tent. There was room for active players, daily-but-casual players, weekend warriors, methodical base builders, TH rushers, farmers, trophy hunters, expensive armies, cheap-n-quick armies, etc. Now the tent seems smaller. The casual player is being pushed out, the best defense is an exposed TH, and BAM is all the rage.

I'm not saying that the loot system didn't need an overhaul, but this current system is not working for a lot of players. And if the majority of your customers are casual players, I hardly think that alienating them is good business practice. (Yes, casual players buy gems, too.)

(For the record, I'm doing fine under the new loot system, and I still think it sucks.)

The loot is great...just grat. Your argument is invalid...jut invalid. This thread is usless...just usless

I still have a hybrid base. For those of you who do not understand let me explain. I have been farming ever since I started this game and do not care about tropies much (except maybe for the loot bonus). I dont like leaving my TH outside for a few reasons. I hate it when I log off for a few minutes only to have my TH sniped. I like having good replays. I think a good replay is worth some resources because I raid enough anyways to be able to afford it. Sometimes it works against me because I could lose a combined 1 mil resources before I get a shield. Overall though I think its worth it.

I can still get enough loot to upgrade my stuff but it takes longer and requires a much better army then before.....sucks but that's what we have to do until SC decides to change it.:mad: I'm a th8 at 1300-1500 trophies.

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Originally Posted by JesusIsGod

I can still get enough loot to upgrade my stuff but it takes longer and requires a much better army then before.....sucks but that's what we have to do until SC decides to change it.:mad: I'm a th8 at 1300-1500 trophies.

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Try raiding with a cheap army (BAG or BAM) and going for less loot per raid but more raids per hour. You'll be stuck with mostly collector raids, and it's not nearly as much fun as a full-on attack, but it'll keep your builders busy until either SC tweaks the system or we TH8s all just drift away from the game.

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Originally Posted by Junliang

Yup, putting th outside for free shield is the most effective solution for now.

say goodbye to hybrid bases >.<

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Agreed, I attempted putting my TH inside and the next day put it back out. Too many resources lost.

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Originally Posted by tankgirl

I believe what Yesup was saying is that, as a casual player of a mobile game, s/he has time for one raid here and there between real-life obligations. Is that too much to ask? The update make the game far less appealing to the casual player because (a) a lot of attack time is wasted on nexting to find a decent raid and (b) much more can now be lost on defense.

An unfortunate consequence is that more people are riding shields (like you) instead of enjoying the occasional attack during a break, which effectively removes their loot from the game during that time.

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As a fresh th9 I have had no problem in playing like a casual on some days, even when my storages have been full enough to offer a tempting prize for raiders. I am normally in gold III/II and rarely get three starred or even close to it. I think I have been twice raided whitin thirty minutes of going offline. One was a revenge, which I guess the guy was waiting for me to go offline.

Originally when I was at th8 I did not realize the importance of storages when I had to option for the third storage for both gold and elixir, but then I realized that even if I do not need the storage space having multiple storages spreads the loot and makes it more difficult for raiders to gain all that is offered. So now at th9 I placed the fourth storages way higher on my to-do list.

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Originally Posted by yesup

Yeah, the strategy is to play a lot!

Loot is no problem for active players, as you can make up your loss by raiding.
But for casual player, it can be a problem, especially if you play on and off between work, and breaking the shield in the process.

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Hmm... I guess i disagree. I have a town hall 8 acct that maybe sees 60 minutes every other day. No problem keeping builders busy in that time.

Putting your th out is a double edged sword... some people will be more inclined to try their luck with your defences knowing there's a guaranteed win...

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Originally Posted by Conan

I'll give you a simple solution, one of many: stick your TH outside. Many people don't do this and are saying how they get raided for 300K and can't save up.

however, depending on your league, you'll get mostly sniped 4 out of 5 attacks, costing you 1K gold and elexir and giving you a 12 hour shield.

Like I said, this is only one example of a solution, there are plenty others including base segregation and all that.

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My town hall is outside in the corner of my base, and i keep losing all my gold to max th9s usually with hogs