Drills don't collect during upgrading

So i'm looking at upgrading my DE Drill to level 5.
That takes 6 days to do, where I earn 0 DE from it during that period.
That's 8640 DE I lose out on, all for an extra 20 DE/hr.
It will take 18 days for it to pay itself off to cover those losses.

Does it make sense that the drills don't earn anything during upgrade times? Not only does it cost 6mil elixir, it's going to be worthless for 24 days (6 days upgrade + 18 days to recover losses from upgrade).

It's the same for all other collectors, so I don't see why it should be different. You can't use something while it's being upgraded. That's the whole point of making them take time; so people are tempted to use gems to speed things up.

For some reason I can't reply with quoting you, it hangs my browser, even after I close and open again.

Yes I know the other collectors are the same thing, but doesn't mean it has to be that way.
Your clan castle still works while you're upgrading it, you can even add more troops after the upgrade has begun. Your storage can also be added/taken from, even when it's upgrading. This is just a game, there is no reason why collectors still can't collect when they're being upgraded.

I think the answer was already given in the first reply : "GEMS"

collectors are not able to produce while they are upgrading => loss of resources => causes decently high amount of frustration => decides to use gems to speed up upgrades => buys required gems => update done => you are happy; SC is happy

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Originally Posted by TroyParry

For some reason I can't reply with quoting you, it hangs my browser, even after I close and open again.

Yes I know the other collectors are the same thing, but doesn't mean it has to be that way.
Your clan castle still works while you're upgrading it, you can even add more troops after the upgrade has begun. Your storage can also be added/taken from, even when it's upgrading. This is just a game, there is no reason why collectors still can't collect when they're being upgraded.

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Yes, I agree, but then they wouldn't be able to monetise the game. Without revenue they can't pay for expenses nor make a profit.

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Originally Posted by Kedd

Yes, I agree, but then they wouldn't be able to monetise the game. Without revenue they can't pay for expenses nor make a profit.

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Somehow I don't think the ability to monetize the lost resources during a collector upgrade is what is keeping supercell afloat.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

Somehow I don't think the ability to monetize the lost resources during a collector upgrade is what is keeping supercell afloat.

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no not keeping it afloat , but then again every little bit of $ helps right?

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Originally Posted by dahimi

Somehow I don't think the ability to monetize the lost resources during a collector upgrade is what is keeping supercell afloat.

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I was pointing out the gems to finish the upgrade instantly, not the gems to buy resources. Either way, all monetisation is a plus for Supercell unless it's blatantly fishing for money.

Do you plan to play longer than 30 days? Because then it's worth it.

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Originally Posted by dahimi

Somehow I don't think the ability to monetize the lost resources during a collector upgrade is what is keeping supercell afloat.

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If 1000 people a day actually speed up their collectors/drills/mines contruction, that's some thousand bucks right there for SC.