Isn't it weird that Archer Towers NEVER miss?

Okay, I get that this is in a magical realm full of goblins and wizards and dragons, and weird things happen all the time like how we have mortars and cannons, which means we obviously have gunpowder technology, but we don't have any guns... Anywho, despite all this, I think it's a little extra weird that archer towers and air defenses NEVER miss. I'm pretty sure most of us have been looking through a replay and seen a troop or two get fired on by an archer tower or air def, run or fly a few feet out of the spot where the projectile should land, only to then see the arrow or firework impossibly change its course and follow the troop. Now, I always loved magic, but this is just a tad bit silly.

I understand that this is a minor thing, but I mean, mortars and Xbows miss all the time. I wasn't sure if this classified as a bug, since it's always existed in the game. I'm no computer genius, but I've created some games of my own in my life and I think that if all games can be broken down to the same basic code functions, then I might've isolated the problem.

I think arrows and fireworks are set to find the X and Y position of the troop they have targeted and then continue to track the X and Y until it hits, causing a seeking effect. With a few clicks of the mouse, (I don't imagine this will take much time), the projectiles could be set to find the XY of the troop and then follow the set course with the coordinates they already have, not to follow the troop. This would not mean that defenses fire into empty space and don't follow the troop at all, it simply means that if an arrow or rocket is fired and the troop moves out of the way, the already fired projectile will not follow the troop. In addition, I'm not sure how this would be done, but perhaps if a projectile misses, if there is now a different troop in the position of the last troop, the new troop could be hit by the stray arrow or missile.

I am not a developer, so I can only guess as to the effect this would have on the game, but I think the following things will occur:

•Goblins will get hit less while they are running
•Healers that are following their troops will occasionally dodge a missile
•Dragons that have just destroyed a target will occasionally dodge some stuff too
•Running archers will take less fire from archer towers
•Running or flying hordes of any kind will have defenses fire randomly into the crowd, weakening some troops until it kills the target troop
•Rage spells will double as potential dodge spells. (Only from archer towers and air defenses. I have never seen a cannonball follow a troop, but at the same time, I have never seen a cannon miss.)

This is just a theory. This might even have a huge catastrophic effect on the game, but all I know for sure is that it would be pretty cool, more heroic attacks would happen, and epic moments where a troop makes a narrow last second victory would thrive. Also, remember that archer towers WOULDNT MISS ALL THE TIME, only once in a while.

Thank you for reading, don't mind my stretched out signature, happy clashing!--Thrystan

Also, if anyone has seen a cannon miss or a cannonball follow a troop, please tell me. And a video would be appreciated if possible, I would REALLLY like to see that.

Archer towers miss all the time; that wasted shot when the previous shot kills the target. Unless you're saying to ignore that, in which case xbows never miss either. Then it's just mortars, but they are designed with long range and splash damage so that it balances (they are meant to be placed where they will hit funneled groups of targets, and not have laser-sighted accuracy. I guess you just have to have a willing suspension of disbelief, considering it's a phone app game.

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Originally Posted by Goobers

Archer towers miss all the time; that wasted shot when the previous shot kills the target. Unless you're saying to ignore that, in which case xbows never miss either. Then it's just mortars, but they are designed with long range and splash damage so that it balances (they are meant to be placed where they will hit funneled groups of targets, and not have laser-sighted accuracy. I guess you just have to have a willing suspension of disbelief, considering it's a phone app game.

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you completely miss the point.
the archer tower that fired that arrow at the attacking troop did not miss. the arrow was shot at the target, and had that target not die and disappear, it would have hit.

you do understand the difference between missing a living target and hitting air because target is dead?

I know that pre killed troop shot is annoying, but let's not count that as a miss. The tower was firing at the target, but the target just so happens to be dead, so it hits empty space. Archer towers still never miss.

It helps everyone's defense. It doesn't matter if they miss. Its gonna be like that all the time. I prefer the way it is now.

Isn't it weird that hammering a bomb doesn't make it explode?
The second you downloaded this game, bro, you got permanently high.

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Originally Posted by Jspin7980

you completely miss the point.
the archer tower that fired that arrow at the attacking troop did not miss. the arrow was shot at the target, and had that target not die and disappear, it would have hit.

you do understand the difference between missing a living target and hitting air because target is dead?

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I do understand that, which is why I followed it up by saying that if he meant to ignore the "wasted shot" as a miss, then the only defensive structure that ever misses is the mortar. Cannons, archer towers, wiz towers, teslas, xbows, infernos, they never miss. And then I gave what I thought was the best reason I could for why mortars have the ability to miss, or only partially hit their intended targets (concentrated groups).

Follow-up: Now if he were to propose that they change mortars to never miss their target, then it would be consistent with the rest of the defensive structures (excluding traps, i.e. bombs, giant bombs, spring traps when activated by a goblin, etc). But then you'll have complaints b/c what if the target that the mortar locked onto moves through the funneled area that the mortar was designed to hit packs of groups with, and that key first mortar strike hits a single target b/c it moved away from the rest of the group at the last minute, rendering the mortar ineffective for its intended purpose.

Is it really that much of a problem to complicate the coding to whatever extent it requires by factoring in every targets speed and pathing of the XY axis for all the other defensive structures? If they did that, it would certainly be more realistic, but then they would have to go and patch the stats of every troop after learning about which ones become imbalanced and OP with the new features.

Its hard enough to defend as it is I dont think it would be good for everyone to worry if their AT's are on point this go round.

You can't play the "logic" card in games like this. It will be never ending.

For example:

- why can't a giant scale over a wall? It's up to his knees, he could easily hop over it.
- why do the villagers run INTO the town hall if I am town hall sniping a base? Clearly that is the least safe building to hide in if it's the only and only base I'm attacking in the entire village
- why is there no night time?

Just accept that it is the way it is for a reason, most likely to make the game function in a fair/balanced manner, not to be a shining example of realism.