A few questions regarding trophies

So if it is true that trophies are gained, and lost, through a direct redistribution between players (i.e. you only lose as much as your opponent wins and vice versa), and it is also true that you begin the game with no trophies, how is it possible that new trophies are added into the game? If everyone started this game with no trophies how did anyone manage to gain any?

I understand that "If you have 0 trophies you can't lose any more trophies from losing attacks, either on you, or by you. This is how trophies are added into the game as when you win a battle you are guaranteed to gain at least 1 trophy." but can it be possible that every single trophy in the game comes from the single trophy each player generates when moving from 0 to 1? This doesn't seem quite right to me as this would have to mean that there is a super high quit rate like 1 in every 2,000 players doesn't quit (facilitating people having the ability to attain thousands of cups).

So is there some other mechanic going on that we don't know about or have I missed something? If I am right this'd mean that as more players join the game the highest achievable trophy count would decrease as the ratio between available trophies and active players would leave relatively fewer trophies to distribute between players (unless all new players stick to their single trophy).

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Originally Posted by iSatsuma

So is there some other mechanic going on that we don't know about or have I missed something?

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Yes! It has been threaded before. Magical stuff happens at sub 1000 trophies.

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Originally Posted by iSatsuma

So if it is true that trophies are gained, and lost, through a direct redistribution between players (i.e. you only lose as much as your opponent wins and vice versa), and it is also true that you begin the game with no trophies, how is it possible that new trophies are added into the game? If everyone started this game with no trophies how did anyone manage to gain any?

I understand that "If you have 0 trophies you can't lose any more trophies from losing attacks, either on you, or by you. This is how trophies are added into the game as when you win a battle you are guaranteed to gain at least 1 trophy." but can it be possible that every single trophy in the game comes from the single trophy each player generates when moving from 0 to 1? This doesn't seem quite right to me as this would have to mean that there is a super high quit rate like 1 in every 2,000 players doesn't quit (facilitating people having the ability to attain thousands of cups).

So is there some other mechanic going on that we don't know about or have I missed something? If I am right this'd mean that as more players join the game the highest achievable trophy count would decrease as the ratio between available trophies and active players would leave relatively fewer trophies to distribute between players (unless all new players stick to their single trophy).

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I actually have no idea what you just said...

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Originally Posted by Butterflying

I actually have no idea what you just said...

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Are you serious or joking? I hope I didn't write anything too difficult to understand it seems fine to me.

Anyways magical things happen...I guess that explains it. Should have studied at Hogwarts clearly!

I'd link to the thread that had all the info in...but search can't find it....

bascially, you can win the trophies on offer, but the opposing player doens't lose them all.

Farming below 1000 is creating more trophies into the 'system'...these then filter up to the top players.

Until they change it anyway...it used to be that each new player had 30 to start with.

Short version:
Everyone started with 0 trophies

now heres the bonker part:
You can get trophies by attacking other players.

if you win, you get their trophies....or.... If you lose, they get your trophies so....

where the fork do the first players of clash of clan get their trophies if they started at 0 and trophies can only be obtained via online attacking

under 1000 trophies you'll gain more trophies than the opponent loses from you,
EXAMPLE: when your starting you can win 30+ trophies almost every battle but when you get attacked and lost you'll lose about 5, still the opponent won 30+, here is the part when trophies come in game, above 1000 trophies this rule is no longer followed and when you go above ±3000 the trophies will go out of the game, you can only win ±5 trophies but will lose ±30. So there are more people lower than 1000 than above 3000 so there you go trophies come in game.
Hope this story made it clear for you guys so no one will ever has to ask this again.;)

Ah I understand. Thanks for all the answers I suspected it had to be a lie when they always say trophies are a 1:1 redistribution system! Interesting to hear that trophies leave the system at high levels!