The bad news is it doesn't afford you any advantages as a matter of fact it's less loot because TH7 is probably the best loot in the game. TH8 is still great loot and it's a little better for DE since you can takeout TH7 with TH8 troops. I maxed out TH7 and TH8 completely and finally when TH8 was near max I started defending more times than losing. But it wasn't until mid TH9 that it became nearly impossible for attackers to get my de and the reason is because I took my lumps as TH7 and TH8. Maxing out is the only way to get ahead.. You need to stay online as TH8 and cruise silver2 and silver1.. Get maxed out this time

