No loot, no buying gems

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Originally Posted by HansClashOfClans

Who says there can't be fun without spending money on gems? I sure there are lots of people here that are really enjoying this game without ever having spend a single dollar on this game.

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We are a couple on our clan having never spent a cent on the game... I myself have farmed both my xbows, all my lvl5 troops, my lvl7 lab and after our trophy hunt i'll farm for archers level6.. Yes it is possible... One of our members is lvl85+ having only bought the 4th builder with left over money from a close to expiring itunes card... What is more, it is fun to protect your resources!! And even more fun looting them!!

You can't always get what you wantttttt, but if you try sometimes you still don't get what you needddd, aww yehhhh

As a TH8 I have the most trouble farming elixer. I am lucky to find a base with over 100k that isnt some maxed out th9, and I also have to pay for my army. People act like elixer isnt important sometimes, but when you need it for an upgrade, it can be a very slow process. I am forced into the cheapest army I know (archers, barbs, gobs, and wbs) so I can gain elixer faster. This to me is the biggest frustration of the loot penalty. I don't look forward to getting the elixer I need for TH9 upgrades, as one upgrade may take me a week or more to farm. The reason is, I will need a tougher army for the tougher bases. I will be forced to use at least giants to tank, cutting further into my elixer profit.

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Originally Posted by CHINOBEER

As a TH8 I have the most trouble farming elixer. I am lucky to find a base with over 100k that isnt some maxed out th9, and I also have to pay for my army. People act like elixer isnt important sometimes, but when you need it for an upgrade, it can be a very slow process. I am forced into the cheapest army I know (archers, barbs, gobs, and wbs) so I can gain elixer faster. This to me is the biggest frustration of the loot penalty. I don't look forward to getting the elixer I need for TH9 upgrades, as one upgrade may take me a week or more to farm. The reason is, I will need a tougher army for the tougher bases. I will be forced to use at least giants to tank, cutting further into my elixer profit.

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First you max out your gold storage, then you spam rage/lightning for elixir, building minion help speed things up too

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Originally Posted by Blobertson

If you can't find enough resources to keep your builders busy that's your own fault.

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About to break forum rules, but........

Do you just like to see your moronic thoughts in print or you just an idiot? How in the world does tapping the next button, endless times, have anything to do with skill at this game? How can it be anyones fault if other players spend their loot, there by offering less to those who come across them? Speaking from a TH7, you have absolutely no idea how it is at higher TH levels, so keep your trap shut if you aren't informed on what you speak of....

Warn me, ban me, completely remove me for this, what ever. Sorry, I'm just tired of this guy and others like him who troll posts with their condescending, useless, unproductive attitudes.

I know, I'm feeding the troll, maybe it's a little humble pie.

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Originally Posted by CHINOBEER

As a TH8 I have the most trouble farming elixer. I am lucky to find a base with over 100k that isnt some maxed out th9, and I also have to pay for my army. People act like elixer isnt important sometimes, but when you need it for an upgrade, it can be a very slow process. I am forced into the cheapest army I know (archers, barbs, gobs, and wbs) so I can gain elixer faster. This to me is the biggest frustration of the loot penalty. I don't look forward to getting the elixer I need for TH9 upgrades, as one upgrade may take me a week or more to farm. The reason is, I will need a tougher army for the tougher bases. I will be forced to use at least giants to tank, cutting further into my elixer profit.

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That seems odd. What trophy level are you at? I could see that if you were really high up there, but I sit at the 1600-1800 range now and there is elixir everywhere. Yes I think you'll find adding giants to your army will help. My army costs about 90k elixir, but my average attack is considerably less than that because I don't always deploy the giants (8) or all of the wall breakers (15). To be honest my gold search costs are probably pretty close to my elixir per raid costs.

It would be great! And maybe Super♥♥♥♥♥ would listen...

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Originally Posted by Sandalhat

Can you imagine what the forums will be like if every player who decided not to buy gem creates a forum topic about it?

Your money, your purchase. Most people couldn't care less if you spend $5 or $5000 on this game.

Try PMing SC about it, see if they care.

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Originally Posted by ace85332

Loot is fine.. i have plenty of videos since the update with high loot raids, i haven't noticed any change, maxed collectors still give a ton of loot and there's plenty of bases with them.
Here is a 800k raid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdTk7-9sqKg

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Loot is by all means not fine. It was reduced across the board during the last update and that cant be disputed. I am playing in the same 1200-1400 range and raiding just as many times per day, and I can tell you with accuracy that I am using the "next" button a ton more than I did before due to many bases not having over 80k loot.

Before the update, I also came across 2-3 bases per day that had over 200k (not th9 bases, but bases that are actually raid able). Since the update, if I see ONE base per day with over 120k I feel like I absolutely hit the jackpot. I may have seen one or two TOTAL since the update with over 200k (that isn't a th9 with two xbows etc).

It's not imaginary. Loot was reduced, and I'm fairly certain something was changed on the back end concerning inactive bases (which was also an effort to take loot out of the game).

Edit: my post relates to gold specifically. I see bases with elixir more frequently but don't need it, so I don't raid them. Still noticeably not as many as before the update, though. I'm th8 for the record.

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Originally Posted by Shady80

Loot is by all means not fine. It was reduced across the board during the last update and that cant be disputed. I am playing in the same 1200-1400 range and raiding just as many times per day, and I can tell you with accuracy that I am using the "next" button a ton more than I did before due to many bases not having over 80k loot.

Before the update, I also came across 2-3 bases per day that had over 200k (not th9 bases, but bases that are actually raid able). Since the update, if I see ONE base per day with over 120k I feel like I absolutely hit the jackpot. I may have seen one or two TOTAL since the update with over 200k (that isn't a th9 with two xbows etc).

It's not imaginary. Loot was reduced, and I'm fairly certain something was changed on the back end concerning inactive bases (which was also an effort to take loot out of the game).

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It was confirmed they lowered the loot from mines and collectors with the last update. Inactive bases therefore have less to grab because it's all in the mines and collectors and very little in the storages.

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Originally Posted by facescraper

It was confirmed they lowered the loot from mines and collectors with the last update. Inactive bases therefore have less to grab because it's all in the mines and collectors and very little in the storages.

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The only change I'm aware of was concerning storages... Where was it confirmed that mines were also reduced? That would explain a lot.