TH outside=farming base?Come on?!?
Hello guys!I have been playing for around 6-7 months now and I have always been annoyed by this "cheap tactic" of leaving TH`s outside and calling it farming.I am active player and never put my Th outside so I am not a farmer or what?Everyone farms all the time!I believe that cheap tactic HAS TO GO, by implementing more severe punishments for losing your TH apart from one star.I personally think it is a disgrace to see very advanced TH9/10 even some TH8 playing like this.I am well aware of the + and -..so what do you think about it?
Blame Supercell, not players
Because Supercell decides to favor offense vs defense, players find almost no benefits in protecting their town halls.
In fact, they get punished for winning defenses.
Therefore, many resort to this cheap and nefarious tactic known as "exposed town hall".
I've heard a number of people say the same thing
In fact, I was in a clan where the leader started calling everyone names that left their TH undefended. I quickly left.
The problem is, nowhere in the game does it state that the objective is to protect your TH at all costs. You can play like that if you want to, but Supercell created the game in a way that allows for two distinct play strategies: farming and trophy hunting.
Farming is all about getting loot so you can more quickly build up your village. The smartest and most effective way to do that is to solicit shields. That is not a cop-out, it is merely a strategy. Trophy hunting is about glory and personal gratification. With very few exceptions (like 450 gems at 1250), I don't plan on pushing for trophies until I am a fully upgraded TH10. It would slow down my growth and I just don't see the point. But I understand that others want to push for personal achievement reasons, like obtaining Masters at TH8, so everyone is different.
However, the fact remains that Supercell does not expect you to protect your TH above all else. Here are some quotes directly from the wiki (that is maintained by them) in the Strategies & Tips section under Town Hall:
- When farming, you should probably leave your Town Hall outside your Walls undefended, and when Trophy hunting put it in the center surrounded by defenses.
- If players are collecting Trophies they should protect their Town Hall at all costs. When the Town Hall is destroyed it is an automatic win for the attacker and a gain of one star. If players are pursuing rapid growth, large amounts of resources will be needed. In order to improve the collecting of resources, placing the Town Hall in a completely unprotected area should be considered. Placement of your Town Hall in an unprotected area affords two very important advantages:
- Anyone can walk up and destroy it. This provides a 12 hour shield, free of charge, as a result of the defeat. This tactic improves the odds of receiving a shield and allows the player to get a good night's sleep without worry of further attack.
- People who would rather take the quick Town Hall kill instead of attacking more aggressively are probably weaker opponents. Now revenge can be taken against that player at a more advantageous time, for instance, when they have a lot of resources and defensive buildings unavailable due to upgrades.
People that think exposed TH's are a bad thing are playing with a self-imposed handicap.
It's Called Clash of Clan Symbiosis
We who put our TH outside live symbiotically with the TH snipers. They want a star, we give it to them. In return, they give us shield for 1,000 gold and 1,000 elixir. We are happy, townhall snipers are happy. Everybody is happy.
It's when these TH snipers get greedy and go for the loot as well. Then we revenge. Har har har. If they're maxed out TH10, we just lightning spell their dark elixir storage. :rolleyes:
With regards to calling farming bases "farming bases"
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Originally Posted by
Niki2321
Hello guys!I have been playing for around 6-7 months now and I have always been annoyed by this "cheap tactic" of leaving TH`s outside and calling it farming.I am active player and never put my Th outside so I am not a farmer or what?Everyone farms all the time!I believe that cheap tactic HAS TO GO, by implementing more severe punishments for losing your TH apart from one star.I personally think it is a disgrace to see very advanced TH9/10 even some TH8 playing like this.I am well aware of the + and -..so what do you think about it?
Honestly speaking, I don't think that the tactic is cheap at all. If I'm not mistaken, the game is a strategy game, and putting the TH on the outside for snipers who just want trophies is a good strategy.
A "farmer", as many call it, is a person who does not care about losing trophies at all, and would rather build their defenses around their resources rather than their town hall. Also, when attacking bases, they can opt to not reach the 50% as long as they got the loot they want. They can opt to do this since a push for 50% can incur costs in terms of more troops, and nobody want their loot profit to decrease now.
In short, the trophies are expendable but the resources are not. A normal player, on the other hand, normally classifies BOTH the TH and the resources as things that must be kept out from the reach of the attackers.
My answer to your question: "I am active player and never put my Th outside so I am not a farmer or what?" is that yes, you are NOT a farmer since you still take into consideration your trophies, and you're still not classifying them as something "expendable". I think my explanations are useless since you already know these, correct?
Not all people "farm", but everyone does and always will attack and gain resources.
Of course, this is just my opinion. I gave it to you since you were asking what the other members think of your statement.
Happy Clashing! :o
PS: the shield is indeed cheap since it'll only cost you a few trophies, but the tactic itself is not cheap (again just my opinion).
