The future of Clash of Clans

On the brink of a new update, both the leaks and the new sneak peak have left people with mixed feelings :confused:. There's people begging for new features rather than new levels is a more frequent request, which is understandable seeing as clan wars was the most recent game-changing/feature update. Then there's people who are content with the update, but at the same time long for more to-do. We can all agree that Clash of Clans is losing it's appeal.

Let's look at it from Supercell's perspective. Supercell are a business. They don't include advertisements in-game so they have to make their money some how. People are asking for SC to return elixir upgradable walls (for th7/8), though they don't realise that SC lose out on a lot of profit from adding this feature in. It's quite impossible to keep everyone happy, in fairness to SC they do listen to the community, albeit within reason. What I mean by this is that SC have dedicated a sub forum thread for ideas and suggestions for the game, which is great but the problem is everyone has great ideas and SC themselves can't introduce all of them due to their business model. For them, they have to keep the game: pay to win faster.

Unfortunetly if SC don't act now and don't implement features then they could be looking at a loss in the long run. Clash of Clans is a fantastic game but it won't last forever, but it can last a long time if SC start listening to the community a lot more. I'm not talking about adding in the unrealistic and game-breaking features but just something NEW, UNPREDICTABLE AND FUN. Clan wars is growing stale. SC must act now for the future of their game.

Let me know your thoughts on whether you agree/disagree. Should Supercell drop the business model? Let me know :)

It is unknown whether the leak is real or not

Saying Clash is fun but can't last forever is subjective - it certainly could be a 20 year game. Just because something hasn't been done does not mean it cannot be done. New content and tweaks are critical. Often times the smallest things are what make players happiest - custom clan flags? Been wanting this for 2 years! I try to keep an open mind and let the month AFTER an update tell me if I think it's a good update or not.

Should SC drop the business model that has catapulted them to the top of the charts? Of course not. Despite many complaints along the way, SC has obviously done a good job of doing what a business is supposed to do... Make money. At the end of the day, the majority seem to be happy, and I think that's only become more true over time.

As for the levels vs features part, SC is smart enough to know they need both. Take a stroll through the announcement section and look at past release notes, they invariably contain a mix of both. Of course if they see strayed towards relying only on one or the other they'd have issues, but I see no indication they are headed that way.

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Originally Posted by IceKnight144

It is unknown whether the leak is real or not

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Exactly. I'm still neutral, but tons and tons of people are believing it.

Nothing last forever. Remember Blackberry? They were so great, a giant incomparable to even Apple and/or Samsung.

Now they're mopping the floor, through arrogance. They refused to follow the trends, demands, requests from customers. That's what they get.

Now Supercell, will they listen to what people what or not? That's up to them to decide.

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Originally Posted by LightBeatz

Exactly. I'm still neutral, but tons and tons of people are believing it.

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I think I'm with you on this one LightBeatz, there is nothing in the update list that seems unreasonable or daft, but I also don't know why the healer buff or the x-bow fix aren't on the list.

I am an old player and maxed my defenses since one month. I agree, lately there is nothing to do anymore except doing clan war routine and doing some raid here and there for upgrading walls.

Sometime clan war is fun but sometimes it is frustrating and boring. I can only speak for myself, and I definitely like the idea of new feature instead of new Town Hall 11. I can't imagine I have to farm more gold again while farming at th10 requires a very longg time.

Maybe some weekly event like tournament, challenge or defending against some kind of monsters (raid mode) is better than new troops

My main point is give us something to do, since lately all I have done are raiding for small gold, and routine clan war.

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Originally Posted by zachUVA

Should SC drop the business model that has catapulted them to the top of the charts? Of course not. Despite many complaints along the way, SC has obviously done a good job of doing what a business is supposed to do... Make money. At the end of the day, the majority seem to be happy, and I think that's only become more true over time.

As for the levels vs features part, SC is smart enough to know they need both. Take a stroll through the announcement section and look at past release notes, they invariably contain a mix of both. Of course if they see strayed towards relying only on one or the other they'd have issues, but I see no indication they are headed that way.

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Nothing lasts forever and business is a bubble, it will pop eventually. I agree, the majority seem to be happy, for now. Though that number could decrease. Supercell have obviously done a great job I agree, but doing such a job creates expectations. When people's expectations aren't met, people grow unhappy. Just trying to start a discussion, hope everyone can contribute as it would be interesting to see where the majority stand on this subject.

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Originally Posted by HarrisBS

I am an old player and maxed my defenses since one month. I agree, lately there is nothing to do anymore except doing clan war routine and doing some raid here and there for upgrading walls.

Sometime clan war is fun but sometimes it is frustrating and boring. I can only speak for myself, and I definitely like the idea of new feature instead of new Town Hall 11. I can't imagine I have to farm more gold again while farming at th10 requires a very longg time.

Maybe some weekly event like tournament, challenge or defending against some kind of monsters (raid mode) is better than new troops

My main point is give us something to do, since lately all I have done are raiding for small gold, and routine clan war.

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Yea I've heard that idea of weekly challenges a few times, people seem to really be pushing for it. In my opinion, if they added these quests/challenges it would be another source of resources for everyone which ultimately unbalances the game. Supercell would lose out on money. A th11 would be great for SC's business side of things though it's impractable in-game. I guess we'll see what happens :)