Lightning Spell & Black Elixir

I continue to get hit with 3-4 lightning spells and drain 700-800 black elixir. This is really punk. Can we do something to make the lightning spell ineffectual against the black elixir storage. It almsot impossible to upgrade anything now

This then takes the power away from the lightning spell, it's mostly used to damage buildings in a confined area, without it affecting the dark elixir storage will get rid of what the spell is made for.

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Originally Posted by Jeoy

This then takes the power away from the lightning spell, it's mostly used to damage buildings in a confined area, without it affecting the dark elixir storage will get rid of what the spell is made for.

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Make lighning spell can damage the storage even twice but can steal from it
just a logic here how can a thunder steal something from storage

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Originally Posted by AlvinSoehendryWijaya

Make lighning spell can damage the storage even twice but can steal from it
just a logic here how can a thunder steal something from storage

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'Logic' doesn't go too well with this game.
And even then, your 'logic' is flawed. I could also say, how is hitting it with an arrow or a sword going to steal it from the storage?

And I believe we have to reset the counter again, as for we have yet another DE zapping thread!

Seriously, can you guys stop complaining? The lightning was made to damage buildings, it does what it says on the tin.
'Oh but I don't want it to damage that specific building'
Well, guess what kid, you don't always get what you want. Deal with it.

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Originally Posted by xmaxer

'Logic' doesn't go too well with this game.
And even then, your 'logic' is flawed. I could also say, how is hitting it with an arrow or a sword going to steal it from the storage?

And I believe we have to reset the counter again, as for we have yet another DE zapping thread!

Seriously, can you guys stop complaining? The lightning was made to damage buildings, it does what it says on the tin.
'Oh but I don't want it to damage that specific building'
Well, guess what kid, you don't always get what you want. Deal with it.

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It does damage but it take nothing on building

maybe the op can rise his throphy i am about 2 weeks and not get zapping even with 40k de

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Originally Posted by AlvinSoehendryWijaya

It does damage but it take nothing on building

maybe the op can rise his throphy i am about 2 weeks and not get zapping even with 40k de

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Damaging is exactly what takes from all forms of storage's in the first place.
So what you're basically saying is make it impossible to take from storage's overall? Yea, um, NO.
Oh, maybe you want an exception for DE storage's? yea, um, NO.
Seriously, things can't always be in your favour.

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Originally Posted by xmaxer

Damaging is exactly what takes from all forms of storage's in the first place.
So what you're basically saying is make it impossible to take from storage's overall? Yea, um, NO.
Oh, maybe you want an exception for DE storage's? yea, um, NO.
Seriously, things can't always be in your favour.

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Not for de storage but all storage maybe

zapping is not strategy and maybe its good to have it so people dont low throphy and prey on weak

but some higher th do it and at higher throphy range too

basicly its like trading resources

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Originally Posted by AlvinSoehendryWijaya

Not for de storage but all storage maybe

zapping is not strategy and maybe its good to have it so people dont low throphy and prey on weak

but some higher th do it and at higher throphy range too

basicly its like trading resources

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Let people just decide for themselves. Every single raid in this game is a trade for resources. You use elixer for your troops and spells and gold for nexting to a good raid. Although zapping doesn't really take much skill, it's expensive and slow to train too. I personally do zap and while my spells are cooking I barch for offcentered de storages. Works like a charm, have no trouble in getting enough DE for upgrades, even if I raid only a few times a day.

Suck it up bruh.

OK, how about this. Lightning can destroy the de storage all it wants, but you need troops to haul it away. Let's face it, lightning is a destructive force, not one for storage or transport.

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Originally Posted by xmaxer

Well, guess what kid, you don't always get what you want. Deal with it.

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Well if that's the case you should make a petition to get rid of this sub-forum :rolleyes:

Time to reset the "Days since last new zapping thread" counter back to zero. Which is a shame because it had just tied the all time record of zero days.

http://www.timeme.com/timer.htm?17ps...Zapping+Thread

the people that come on here to complain about being zapped must have the worst luck.
i can honestly say that i can count on one hand how many times i have had my DE storage zapped in the last month.

i am a level 71 TH8.
i have your typical farming base with my DE storage in the center and my TH outside in the corner.
my trophy count is 1710, so i am in gold II
for the last 2 days my DE has been maxed out at 20k because i was dumb and did not upgrade my DE storage when i should have. its upgrading now though.
in the last 10 attacks, not one single lightning spell was used.
alot of BK on my TH
a few 3 star raids by a TH10
mostly barch raids getting 2 stars
i also use the lightning spells freely, when i see a good base to use it on.

so, for those of you that allege you are losing 1k DE a day or getting zapped 4 or 5 times in one day, or whatever it is you are complaining about. you either must be doing something wrong or you simply just have the worst luck.

now. on the few occasions that i have been zapped, i click on revenge to see if i can, if i can, i will. if i cannot, i dont. i move on.

zapping is apart of the game. you may think it unfair. tough. you may think it cheap. get over it.

that being said, if supercell did decide to change some aspect or created your stupid lightning rod idea, i would adapt.

in the end, i dont think that whining or complaining about a game mechanic is the way to go to get changes implemented. if you really feel that the lightning spell is OP, then you need to provide stats, facts, and figures. you need to explain why something is OP. cheap, unfair, no-skill required or whatever adjective you might use to describe zapping are not viable reasons. i say unfair because every one has the same option to use it, it works the same for everyone. so, by that definition it cannot be described as unfair.

ok, rant over. thanks for reading

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Originally Posted by Gama321

Well if that's the case you should make a petition to get rid of this sub-forum :rolleyes:

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I don't think you understand.

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Originally Posted by xmaxer

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Well, guess what kid, you don't always get what you want. Deal with it.

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You may sometimes get what you want, but making such arrogant ideas is something that shouldn't happen.
It's a spell that damages buildings, it doesn't discriminate.

Unless we perhaps place a lightning rod on top of each storage. /sarcasm

if a person spends the elixir to cook the spells, they have the right to use it to it's full effectiveness. Besides, it doesn't even destroy the entire storage. They already increased the HP level of it just for that reason, isn't that enough?

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Originally Posted by xmaxer

They already increased the HP level of it just for that reason, isn't that enough?

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Evidently not judging by the number of people that zap and the number of people complaining.
As you said they have taken steps in the past, showing that they don't want people being able to zap de so easily, and they haven't taken it far enough if it is still so prevalent. They obviously don't want it to be profitable but have misjudged the demand for de and haven't done enough.

Saying that lightning spell shouldn't discriminate is your opinion and isn't based on anything. Why not complain about heal spells and infernos?

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Originally Posted by dominornex

OK, how about this. Lightning can destroy the de storage all it wants, but you need troops to haul it away. Let's face it, lightning is a destructive force, not one for storage or transport.

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And a bomb, sword strike, punch, arrow, hammer, axe aren't for destruction?

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Originally Posted by Sokitani

And a bomb, sword strike, punch, arrow, hammer, axe aren't for destruction?

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Sword has to be swung by a troop, punch thrown by a troop, arrow, hammer, Axe? Wielded by troops. Lightning, no troops, just destroys things and leaves them laying there. If lightning strikes a tree, it just falls, maybe burns. A man with an Axe goes into the woods, he cuts down a tree, and collects the wood from it.

Good News! Town Hall level 7 people like me have Dark Elixir Drills, and those can be up to level 3! We have less of a reason to zap people now, with passive Dark Elixir income of 480 (lvl1), 720 (lvl2), or 1080(lvl3) a day! That is assuming regular collection no longer than 8, 10, or 12 hours respectively; and not getting raided, or zapped.

This can be bad for us, since now TH7 people can be regular sources of dark elixir for the TH8-9 people.. Same people we used to zap JUST to scràpe together enough DE for a level 1 Barbarian King!

(damn over sensitive censorship function)

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Originally Posted by Jspin7980

the people that come on here to complain about being zapped must have the worst luck.
i can honestly say that i can count on one hand how many times i have had my DE storage zapped in the last month.

i am a level 71 TH8.
i have your typical farming base with my DE storage in the center and my TH outside in the corner.
my trophy count is 1710, so i am in gold II
for the last 2 days my DE has been maxed out at 20k because i was dumb and did not upgrade my DE storage when i should have. its upgrading now though.
in the last 10 attacks, not one single lightning spell was used.
alot of BK on my TH
a few 3 star raids by a TH10
mostly barch raids getting 2 stars
i also use the lightning spells freely, when i see a good base to use it on.

so, for those of you that allege you are losing 1k DE a day or getting zapped 4 or 5 times in one day, or whatever it is you are complaining about. you either must be doing something wrong or you simply just have the worst luck.

now. on the few occasions that i have been zapped, i click on revenge to see if i can, if i can, i will. if i cannot, i dont. i move on.

zapping is apart of the game. you may think it unfair. tough. you may think it cheap. get over it.

that being said, if supercell did decide to change some aspect or created your stupid lightning rod idea, i would adapt.

in the end, i dont think that whining or complaining about a game mechanic is the way to go to get changes implemented. if you really feel that the lightning spell is OP, then you need to provide stats, facts, and figures. you need to explain why something is OP. cheap, unfair, no-skill required or whatever adjective you might use to describe zapping are not viable reasons. i say unfair because every one has the same option to use it, it works the same for everyone. so, by that definition it cannot be described as unfair.

ok, rant over. thanks for reading

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I was surprised to see how much attention this got. I begin to wonder if the the peoe thatbare so against this idea are simply not the developers and actaully pushing the , spend money on the game agenda...could it be???? That said everyone has their own experience. Yours uniquely different then mine. That said, I am gettign hit with the lightning about 4 in 6 attacks. Worst part is I do not get the benefit of being able to recover as 90% of the attacks occurr when I am asleep. Could it he that Super Cell has devised a way to punish players who do not spend money on the game. Conplaing would sound more like your reply, mine was simply an idea which, aside from maybe two of you has some popular appeal. You should read the post again you idiot as I never said unfair, I simply said it was punk.

Finally in order placate your over blown idea of reality I included a screen shot, have a gander befre you opem your large mouth and go back to developing better games

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Originally Posted by Gama321

Evidently not judging by the number of people that zap and the number of people complaining.
As you said they have taken steps in the past, showing that they don't want people being able to zap de so easily, and they haven't taken it far enough if it is still so prevalent. They obviously don't want it to be profitable but have misjudged the demand for de and haven't done enough.

Saying that lightning spell shouldn't discriminate is your opinion and isn't based on anything. Why not complain about heal spells and infernos?

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Please see the JPG attached. This is all day everyday

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Originally Posted by xmaxer

I don't think you understand.

You may sometimes get what you want, but making such arrogant ideas is something that shouldn't happen.
It's a spell that damages buildings, it doesn't discriminate.

Unless we perhaps place a lightning rod on top of each storage. /sarcasm

if a person spends the elixir to cook the spells, they have the right to use it to it's full effectiveness. Besides, it doesn't even destroy the entire storage. They already increased the HP level of it just for that reason, isn't that enough?

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Then provide 6 dark elixir drills so I can keep ? I never see players attacking my gold in this manner??? Do you? Does anyone? I think you do not understand..but perhaps you also are a developer...?

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Originally Posted by japansabetsu

Please see the JPG attached. This is all day everyday

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Go up in trophies.
By the looks of it, you're around 1500 trophies currently: not nearly enough for a TH9/10

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Originally Posted by Jeoy

This then takes the power away from the lightning spell, it's mostly used to damage buildings in a confined area, without it affecting the dark elixir storage will get rid of what the spell is made for.

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Then provide 6 darl elixir drills. I lost 16K in these attacks slone in 2 days.

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Originally Posted by hesto25

Go up in trophies.
By the looks of it, you're around 1500 trophies currently: not nearly enough for a TH9/10

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Trpohies are easy to manage and do not impact ones ability to build. Coupled with the fact that everytime I get hitnwith the lightning spell I gain 17-20... takes about a day to get back to 1900-2000

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Originally Posted by japansabetsu

Trpohies are easy to manage and do not impact ones ability to build. Coupled with the fact that everytime I get hitnwith the lightning spell I gain 17-20... takes about a day to get back to 1900-2000

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I get a kick out of all these comments that SC is intentionally screwing players to make more money. But claiming there's some code to punish people who don't spend really takes the cake.

And the reference to trophies means you're too low. As in if you hang around lower level players you are more likely to get zapped. Move up and it will happen less often. I'm on my phone, so I can't view your base, but if you're getting zapped multiple times overnight then you probably have a hybrid base.

Having a hybrid base in a lower league is BEGGING lower players to zap you. So instead of spewing nonsense about conspiracy theories of developers posing as commenters, you could change how you play.

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Originally Posted by japansabetsu

I was surprised to see how much attention this got. I begin to wonder if the the peoe thatbare so against this idea are simply not the developers and actaully pushing the , spend money on the game agenda...could it be???? That said everyone has their own experience. Yours uniquely different then mine. That said, I am gettign hit with the lightning about 4 in 6 attacks. Worst part is I do not get the benefit of being able to recover as 90% of the attacks occurr when I am asleep. Could it he that Super Cell has devised a way to punish players who do not spend money on the game. Conplaing would sound more like your reply, mine was simply an idea which, aside from maybe two of you has some popular appeal. You should read the post again you idiot as I never said unfair, I simply said it was punk.

Finally in order placate your over blown idea of reality I included a screen shot, have a gander befre you opem your large mouth and go back to developing better games

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hahahahah, developer? me? nope, just a regular guy that enjoys playing the game.

i have spent, maybe 30 bucks on this game. and as i have explained, i dont get zapped with the frequency you do.

perhaps you should reread my post, as i simply used unfair as one of the many adjectives used to describe zapping. punk is one that i have not heard before, but it does fall in line with cheap.


i never said it didnt happen, i simple proffered an exclamation that for those that it does happen to, it must be bad luck or YOU are doing something.

now, if you do feel that this is such a bad game as per your reference that i "go back to developing better games", perhaps you should stop playing such a horrible game.

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Originally Posted by dominornex

Sword has to be swung by a troop, punch thrown by a troop, arrow, hammer, Axe? Wielded by troops. Lightning, no troops, just destroys things and leaves them laying there. If lightning strikes a tree, it just falls, maybe burns. A man with an Axe goes into the woods, he cuts down a tree, and collects the wood from it.

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Good point but in this game if you do damage to a resource building you get resources from it no matter what caused the damage.

Also if you are a decent raider you should easily be able to steal back de

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There are no plans to change this right now.

It's annoying, but all in all not a very profitable or efficient strategy.

Get revenge, three star their base!

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