[DISCUSSION] TRAPS: Do you like them, use them, upgrade them?
OK, seeing as the update is still a million miles away :D and every other thread is talking about poor loot or nexting or lightning on DE I thought I'd try a fresher topic for some discussion.
I change my style of play often to mix up the game and keep my enjoyment. Sometimes I'm down in Crystal, sometimes Masters and currently trying to hold on to Champions while farming Gold + DE (mainly for the win bonus).
One thing I've noticed is that even once you reach Masters level you can pretty much expect a big attack on your base.
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What are your main aims during these defences?
Are you trying to protect resources?
Are you trying to stop heavy defeats (ie: keep to 1 star losses)?
Do you not really care about traps?
Until now I've been upgrading my traps like any other item and have been hitting "Re-arm All" as soon as I get back to my base. However I'm now starting to question this and wondered what you all do and how you use them?
OK, I'm in Champs now but the same would probably occur if I was in high Crystal or Masters. Essentially I'm trying to protect resources (Gold + DE) and my base does this very well however once I take into consideration the price to re-arm the traps were they actually worth it?
See below image (and consider my traps are not even maxed!). This was after a normal attack (full army / both heroes / 4 or 5 spells). I honestly think I would have been better off NOT re-arming the traps and seeing if they could have got through to 2 more gold storages. Probably not having watched the replay back.
Also, another problem I have with the bombs is that they explode far too slowly. See the below image at the top. Raged Wall Breakers can blow outside, run through the giant bomb and blow the next wall even before the bomb has gone off. Complete waste of 40k there. I keep them there because occasionally I get a funnelling of Wizards and they hang around long enough for the bomb to wake up.
What I'm trying to say is: "I'm literally not getting my BANG for my BUCK".
I'm going to experiment with NOT re-arming my traps soon to see if it makes much difference.
I've also noticed some high level farmers just stick all there exploded traps in one corner of their base and forget about them.
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