Understanding attacking. Trophies vs % of base that must be destroyed

Hello,

I did a few searches regarding this first, but wasn't sure what key words to use in the search. I'm sure that there are many posts already about this. Sorry...

How is it that if i attack someone, i have to destroy 50% of someone's base before i get an achievement, but i see that i was attacked and someone only destroyed 10% of my base and still took trophies?

How can i go about attacking someone and only destroy 10%-30% of their base, and still get trophies?

I am at TH5 and have everything maxed except potion lvl 4. at lvl 3 now and need 1 mil elixir to upgrade. all of my resources and storage are at level 9. 1 gold and 1 elixir is upgrading to lvl 10. half of my walls are lvl 5 and half 4. attempting to start TH6 upgrade today...

Thanks,
-Rich

Trophies are awarded based on number of stars won. There are 3 stars possible, one for destroying the Town Hall (regardless of other percentage damage), one for destroying 50% of the base, and another for destroying everything.

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Originally Posted by richiemoe

Hello,

I did a few searches regarding this first, but wasn't sure what key words to use in the search. I'm sure that there are many posts already about this. Sorry...

How is it that if i attack someone, i have to destroy 50% of someone's base before i get an achievement, but i see that i was attacked and someone only destroyed 10% of my base and still took trophies?

How can i go about attacking someone and only destroy 10%-30% of their base, and still get trophies?

I am at TH5 and have everything maxed except potion lvl 4. at lvl 3 now and need 1 mil elixir to upgrade. all of my resources and storage are at level 9. 1 gold and 1 elixir is upgrading to lvl 10. half of my walls are lvl 5 and half 4. attempting to start TH6 upgrade today...

Thanks,
-Rich

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yep, what Zach said. The two ways to lose a battle (and trophies) is to either have your Town Hall Destroyed, or lose 50% or more of your buildings. So, if you are losing battles while they are only destroying 10% of your base, that's because they are destroying your Town Hall.

It works on a star system. There are 3 Stars available, for each star you get, you get 1/3 of the possible trophies.

When attacking, you get 1 star for destroying 50% of buildings, 1 Star for destroying the TH, and the last Star for destroying 100% of the village.

So, you can 1 Star someone by either destroying 50% of their base, or destroying their TH.
You 2 Star someone by destroying 50% of their base (or more) AND destroying their TH.
You 3 star someone by destroying their entire base

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Originally Posted by zachUVA

Trophies are awarded based on number of stars won. There are 3 stars possible, one for destroying the Town Hall (regardless of other percentage damage), one for destroying 50% of the base, and another for destroying everything.

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^^^This.

In addition, the shield system may be something you're unfamiliar with. You get shields for your losses, and occassionally your wins.

There are a few possible ways to get a shield:

TH Gets Destroyed: 12 hour shield
40% Damage Taken: 12 hour shield
90% Damage Taken: 16 hour shield


Hope that helps!

thanks guys! that helps out a lot!

I knew there was a star system, but i assumed it was all % driven.

i'm surprised my defense has won as many as it has with it being exposed! lol

i am still understanding the shield system. i like it for saving for upgraded, but 12 hrs doesn't provide much time to save up for the large amounts. and i get impatient, so i break the shield so i can attack, which is where i get most of my resources from. i'm sure there is still a lot to learn. thank for the tips! :-)