[IDEA] Caught in the Act!

How many of us have opened up CoC to be faced with the dreaded "Warning! You are under attack! ..." message?

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I'm sure the vast majority of us have. I know I've seen it at least a dozen times over the 9 months I've been playing. You put your device down for a couple minutes to do a quick chore, get a drink of water, or yes, even to bio; and you come back to find that you're being attacked!

Remember how defenseless and vulnerable that made you feel? All you could do is sit there and watch the seconds tick away; hoping...wishing...praying...it would end short of the allotted time; knowing your Clan Castle troops (if you had any) weren't going to be enough to protect your resources? After it's over and the attacker used the entire time to demolish your base, you think about the near 2M gold and 2M elixir you had, waiting for "just one more raid" to start that much needed upgrade. Now you're down and have to make up all that was lost.

But, wouldn't it be nice if there were some way you could thwart the attack? At least try to save some of your resources? Your available spells, Army Camp Troops, and Hero Abilities (if still alive) could help save most of your resources.

Suggestion: Add a "Fight Back!" button to the "Warning! You are under attack..." screen.

Some of the rules I envisioned (to make it fair for all):
1. It could only be used if you catch the 1st 60 seconds of the attack.
2. It would negate a revenge attack.
3. It cannot be used if the attack is a revenge attack.
4. Spells and Army Camp troops would be considered "used", as they are in offensive attacks, and would need to be retrained (at cost).
5. Troops/Spells would be deployed as they are in offensive attacks, but CAN be placed on "red area" to save buildings and attack enemy troops within walls.
6. Hero's are not available if currently regenerating.
7. Hero's regeneration would follow same rules as offensive and defensive attacks.
8. Hero abilities (BK Rage / AQ Cloak) are fully functional and target enemy troops.
9. You can only use what is available in the army camps at the time of the attack (troops in barracks are unavailable).
10. Spells target buildings or enemy troops (Lightning-kills enemy troops, Heal-heals buildings, Rage-ineffective, Jump-ineffective, Freeze-freezes enemy troops).


Just a final note: I think adding this feature would add a level of uncertainty/mystery to the game, as the attacker couldn't know if an opponent will "Catch them in the Act", and the defender cannot watch his/her account to determine if or when they will be attacked.

This has been posted before so I'll post the same reply.

Unless I missed it in your rules, what is to stop me from going on and offline to catch people in the act, win every defence and be champs in a day?

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Originally Posted by Denrochee

This has been posted before so I'll post the same reply.

Unless I missed it in your rules, what is to stop me from going on and offline to catch people in the act, win every defence and be champs in a day?

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Ok. Good question. Let's think about this from a logical standpoint.

First, as with any attack, there is no guarantee you will win or lose any defense. And winning EVERY defense is simply impossible; unless you're a TH10 farmer in Silver League (in which case you wouldn't be looking to be a Champion anyways). The higher up in trophies you go, the harder the attacks are to defend. I challenge anyone to try what you are suggesting and see how far they get. They'll have fun with it for an hour (two tops), but then they will want to get back to playing the way the game is meant to be played.

Second, you cannot predict when or if you will be attacked; although there are ways to increase your chances, such as having more resources, not clearing your mines/collectors, being on at peak hours. But you cannot predict when an unknown person, looking for unknown resources, will stop on your base to attack you. Regardless, that leaves me to question the intelligence of the person risking their resources for a few trophies.

Third, if you want to make Champion, there are much easier ways to get there than to risk your resources. TH sniping, for one.

Could you please direct me to where this has been posted before? I searched the forums and read the appropriate threads related to suggesting ideas, but could not find anything.

Thank you,

this seems like a different game, troops and strategies while raiding are built with defeating a base defense, and potentially 20 - 35 CC troops at the max - not to deal with one on one combat - the most uber troops would fail against defenses and 200 - 240 additional troops added to the mix!

This sort of ruins the point if the game. I would like the ability to watch what is going on, but not interfere.

This would not help me but I still love this idea

Cons
1) I have only had this happen 3 times in my 2 years
2) My defense lately has been BEASTMODE
3) I dont ever have troops in my castle (unless its war) and wont always have troops trained

Pros
1) I would always have troops ready
2) Users would spend more elixir
3) Help more people win on the defensive side

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Originally Posted by ClasherRob

Ok. Good question. Let's think about this from a logical standpoint.

First, as with any attack, there is no guarantee you will win or lose any defense. And winning EVERY defense is simply impossible; unless you're a TH10 farmer in Silver League (in which case you wouldn't be looking to be a Champion anyways). The higher up in trophies you go, the harder the attacks are to defend. I challenge anyone to try what you are suggesting and see how far they get. They'll have fun with it for an hour (two tops), but then they will want to get back to playing the way the game is meant to be played.

Second, you cannot predict when or if you will be attacked; although there are ways to increase your chances, such as having more resources, not clearing your mines/collectors, being on at peak hours. But you cannot predict when an unknown person, looking for unknown resources, will stop on your base to attack you. Regardless, that leaves me to question the intelligence of the person risking their resources for a few trophies.

Third, if you want to make Champion, there are much easier ways to get there than to risk your resources. TH sniping, for one.

Could you please direct me to where this has been posted before? I searched the forums and read the appropriate threads related to suggesting ideas, but could not find anything.

Thank you,

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Sorry I think you missed my point, if coming online during an attack would end the attack (resulting in a loss as stars are rarely earned in the first sixty seconds, relogging constantly would most definitely win you every defence. I'm TH9 sitting in 2800, and the higher up in cups you go, the sooner you get attacked as there are fewer bases up there in the attack queue. i.e I get raided within five minutes every time I get offline. If I can win a defence every five minutes, I guarantee I would make 400 cups in a day. As for your third point, going offline for five minutes is a LOT easier than spending hours looking for TH snipes.

Or perhaps I just misunderstood the thread entirely, is your idea the same as the one Here:
http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...r-Comes-Online!

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Originally Posted by sirhybrid

This sort of ruins the point if the game. I would like the ability to watch what is going on, but not interfere.

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Im with you.
for a change :rolleyes:. Listen to Bob here, he know whats he's saying.

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Originally Posted by Denrochee

Sorry I think you missed my point, if coming online during an attack would end the attack (resulting in a loss as stars are rarely earned in the first sixty seconds, relogging constantly would most definitely win you every defence. I'm TH9 sitting in 2800, and the higher up in cups you go, the sooner you get attacked as there are fewer bases up there in the attack queue. i.e I get raided within five minutes every time I get offline. If I can win a defence every five minutes, I guarantee I would make 400 cups in a day. As for your third point, going offline for five minutes is a LOT easier than spending hours looking for TH snipes.

Or perhaps I just misunderstood the thread entirely, is your idea the same as the one Here:
http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...r-Comes-Online!

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If that was your point, then you missed my point. I didn't say anything about stopping or ending the attack when the user logs on. I propose being able to "combat the opponent 1 on 1" in lieu of a Revenge Attack. So, no my idea is not the same as that link you provided. (Please re-read and compare the two ideas).

I've only been playing for 9 months or so, but it seems to me that there are times I can log off for 10 seconds and be attacked and other times I can be logged off for 4-6 hours and not be attacked. So I don't understand how you can say you would gain 400 trophies in a day by sitting there waiting for someone to attack you. You would have to log back in every 30-45 seconds, which would log you into the system for a minimum of 3 minutes (taking you off the attack grid). As I said before, you could probably sit there and do this "for an hour (two tops)". If you didn't get hit, you would have to do it again. Seems to me anyone who would do this is just being childish and not wanting to play the game correctly. Besides, who cares if you get to Champion? If you cannot attack properly to maintain it, you won't be able to stay there. Seems pointless to me. Only offensive wins earn the bonus money, not defensive (I should have put that in the rules). Ask any Champion and they will tell you it is not easy to maintain the status.

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Originally Posted by sirhybrid

This sort of ruins the point if the game. I would like the ability to watch what is going on, but not interfere.

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Well then, sirhybrid, I recommend NOT clicking that button when it shows up. Some people would, however, like to "interfere"; me included.

Thanks!