Originally Posted by
Gama321
People raid for either resources or cups.
Once upon a time there was santa strikes which allowed people to zap th and get cups with just spells, but that was changed almost immediately due to it ruining high level gameplay (A pro zapper said this on a previous thread, I'm not sure if this was indeed the case).
Given that people raid for either resources or cups, and how getting cups with just spells is no longer possible, it should follow that getting resources with just spells should also not be happening.
Get it? There is an objective precedence for changing the mechanics of the lightning spell.