How the change in wall upgrades screwed TH8's ability to keep GOLD.

Ok as a TH8, I agree this update change to walls does screw us in regards to elixir, but not because of the walls!!!!

The real issue is there isn't anything to spend the elixir on, since you can’t upgrade walls to level 9 until TH9. So I constantly have 6 million elixir or near that amount in my storage at all times. This causes an even bigger issue as it makes keeping the gold that is so insanely valuable at this level that much harder to hold on to. With nothing to spend elixir on, if my shield is ever down I’m going to be attacked by a TH9+. They might not even care about the amount of gold I have but they still end up taking it, forcing me to be online constantly or not attack if I can't be because the random battles every 30 minutes or so will net to 0 gold (or close to it) once I get attacked.

So how did I solve this issue? Every time I have a builder come up, I start building my barracks 10 upgrade, or one of the dark barracks upgrades and then immediately cancel them, effectively throwing away the elixir that helps the TH9+'s but right now is hurting TH8's. This honestly saves me so much gold in random battles that it is worth it unless I need to start a research upgrade soon.

Basically what this update really did was make throwing away elixir the best strategy for a TH8 who has done most of elixir upgrades of the TH8, which most have after the first few weeks. Why are TH8's complaining about the wall changes you ask? Well some of it is lazy players, but a lot of it is this “Economy Balancing” upgrade hurts TH8's a heck of a lot more than it helps with the extra DE drill.

Supercell you need to find a solution to this, or we will just keep throwing away all that elixir you want us to keep for the TH9's and 10's.

Sincerely,
TH8's

Is it possible to keep a spare worker free and use your elixir to train troops for farming gold

This will allow you to get your walls upgraded to level 8 ASAP

Don't you have to throw like 3-4 mil away for it to make a difference in loot they can steal? Pretty sure having 5 mil or 6 mil will still allow the same amount to be stolen from you?

Maybe I'm wrong....

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Originally Posted by LordHutch

Ok as a TH8, I agree this update change to walls does screw us in regards to elixir, but not because of the walls!!!!

The real issue is there isn't anything to spend the elixir on, since you can’t upgrade walls to level 9 until TH9. So I constantly have 6 million elixir or near that amount in my storage at all times. This causes an even bigger issue as it makes keeping the gold that is so insanely valuable at this level that much harder to hold on to. With nothing to spend elixir on, if my shield is ever down I’m going to be attacked by a TH9+. They might not even care about the amount of gold I have but they still end up taking it, forcing me to be online constantly or not attack if I can't be because the random battles every 30 minutes or so will net to 0 gold (or close to it) once I get attacked.

So how did I solve this issue? Every time I have a builder come up, I start building my barracks 10 upgrade, or one of the dark barracks upgrades and then immediately cancel them, effectively throwing away the elixir that helps the TH9+'s but right now is hurting TH8's. This honestly saves me so much gold in random battles that it is worth it unless I need to start a research upgrade soon.

Basically what this update really did was make throwing away elixir the best strategy for a TH8 who has done most of elixir upgrades of the TH8, which most have after the first few weeks. Why are TH8's complaining about the wall changes you ask? Well some of it is lazy players, but a lot of it is this “Economy Balancing” upgrade hurts TH8's a heck of a lot more than it helps with the extra DE drill.

Supercell you need to find a solution to this, or we will just keep throwing away all that elixir you want us to keep for the TH9's and 10's.

Sincerely,
TH8's

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Wrong- no issue or problem needs to be addressed.

using elixir on walls was a short term luxury that was never part of the game prior.
the fact that it was here short term does not warrant an "issue" or "problem" that needs to be "addressed".

End of thread and discussion.
thanks.

Put TH+elixir storages together in one corner.
Problem Solved.

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Originally Posted by meeteo

Is it possible to keep a spare worker free and use your elixir to train troops for farming gold

This will allow you to get your walls upgraded to level 8 ASAP

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I use a barcher build (100/100 split) and the elixir cost of this army is 30K. It is the most time effective army to build and constantly bring in gold. I often do keep a builder free, especially if i know I am going to have a lot of downtime so i can work on my L8 walls, but in the end I don't even try to raid for elixir and am always at/near max until I throw it away. Even using spells like a kid eats candy the elixir drain cant keep up. I even build dragon army's at night to waste the elixir but its not a viable farming strategy because of how long they take during the day.

At the end of the day, throwing away the elixir is the best option once I am about to log off.

Can someone tell me why none of the people in th8 can figure out how to spend elixir on big armys. There's a barracks gem boast going on right now go cook some mass dragon armys and trash some th9s. Why is this so hard for people to figure out

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Originally Posted by Monkeyhole

Can someone tell me why none of the people in th8 can figure out how to spend elixir on big armys. There's a barracks gem boast going on right now go cook some mass dragon armys and trash some th9s. Why is this so hard for people to figure out

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its like taking candy from a baby.
God forbid SC does any changes to the game with out people crying about it.

Simply Adjust- fine tune strategy and move on.

Very Simple.

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Originally Posted by wretchedhorror

Wrong- no issue or problem needs to be addressed.

using elixir on walls was a short term luxury that was never part of the game prior.
the fact that it was here short term does not warrant an "issue" or "problem" that needs to be "addressed".

End of thread and discussion.
thanks.

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You didn't get the point of the post. The issue isn't the walls (read my first sentence thanks), it's the lack of anything to spend elixir on comparatively to the high as well gold cost of TH8. All I am saying is I throw away 5 million or so elixir every day or two because of this imbalance. TH9's and TH10's, from what i read have a really hard time getting elixir, this is the reason. SuperCell has made it economically beneficial for TH8's to throw away the elixir then keep it.

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Originally Posted by LordHutch

You didn't get the point of the post. The issue isn't the walls (read my first sentence thanks), it's the lack of anything to spend elixir on comparatively to the high as well gold cost of TH8. All I am saying is I throw away 5 million or so elixir every day or two because of this imbalance. TH9's and TH10's, from what i read have a really hard time getting elixir, this is the reason. SuperCell has made it economically beneficial for TH8's to throw away the elixir then keep it.

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I understood it fine.

The luxury of using elixir on walls was not here long enough to say th8s are screwed about anything.

This was how the game was always played prior to this temp update.