Maxing collectors

Hey all,

I'm a fairly addicted clasher who got involved at the start of November and have had a great time. Unfortunately on that account I rushed TH9 due to being in a small clan with mates in it, so while I still have fun I've realised that I was nowhere near properly prepared. This led me to starting up a new account on my iPad, which I am working on to do my very best on.

So that's my background. Now I come to the reason I started this thread: gold mines/elixir collectors.

While I'm only at TH5 on this 2nd account, I'm doing things right this time and feeling pretty good about myself. I'm maxing as I go along with my 4 builders (iTunes gift card thank you very much), and really enjoying not having to deal with pesky loot penalties.

I'm thinking about the future, and when I should start pushing TH6. I have 2 cannons and an archer tower still to get up, 2 army camps to go from level 4 to 5, a bunch of research to do and about a quarter of my walls to finish off. As it stands, my mines/pumps are all at level 6, and quite low on my priority list.

Is it worth delaying the upgrade to TH6 to max my collectors? It would take 6.5 days to do each one, and with 4 builders focusing solely on that it would take about 17-18 days. I believe that time would be better spent on buildings at TH6, but that's why I'm posting here on the forums - does anyone have some advice for me?

Cheers in advance,

Ratty

How active are you? How often do you raid?

If the answers are high to both then I wouldnt bother. I have level 8ish mines and pumps at high end th 8. They're vitally important if your not very active though.

I use them as a back up to keep builders busy - If i cant afford other upgrades, ill upgrade a mine or pump to keep all builders busy all the time.

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Originally Posted by stevenh92

How active are you? How often do you raid?

If the answers are high to both then I wouldnt bother. I have level 8ish mines and pumps at high end th 8. They're vitally important if your not very active though.

I use them as a back up to keep builders busy - If i cant afford other upgrades, ill upgrade a mine or pump to keep all builders busy all the time.

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Hey Steve,

Thanks for the prompt reply! In terms of how active I am, I'm a uni student with a fair amount of free time. What I tend to do is raid of a couple of hundred thousand in the last hour before an upgrade finishes, so that the builder can be used to upgrade walls and immediately upgrade the next building.

On my first account I only just got them all to level 11, but they stayed at 8 for a long time. They are never full for me, so I really don't see the point in upgrading fully at this point. Your idea of using it as a last resort is best i think.

By what point should I have them fully upgraded though? I have a tentative idea of doing it whilst maxing walls at TH 6/7.
Cheers!

i am th9 active. i max all my collectors, gold, exliers, de asap. i never regret until now. they give me tons and tons of resources.

In my opinion mines and collector should be taken to about Lv 5 until th8, where you should completely max them.

I've had my collectors and mines at 7 for a while. Right now I'm at the end of th7 with only them and my walls left to max. So while I attack people to save up for level 7 walls I periodically work on a mine or collector when I have an available worker since there's not much else to work on

Thank you everyone for your advice. I reckon I will leave them at the bottom of my priority list, and upgrade them in order to simply keep a builder busy. TH7 I'll most likely aim to max out.

Cheers again to everyone who replied!