New Troop: Skelie Fireball. Uniquely magnificent!

Don't have official name yet.

Inspiration: This troop is inspired by the movie "Troy" when the Trojans attack the Spartans on the beach by rolling fireballs into their camps.
Description: 2 skelies & 1 large ball of flames. Skelies, having no nerves, are the perfect troop to provide the fireball the momentum needed to get to its target. Like the wall breakers, this troop is all in and will only get one shot at its target. This troop, like the wbs, are the kamikazes of the ground. Once the target is reached they become victims of their own destruction.
What make it unique: This is the only troops that target only Town Hall (but may hit other targets first). (***This troop is the only troop that does not have hit points- was original idea but feedback suggest Health would be better).
How it works: The skelies automatically aim for the TH as default target. To aim deploy troop and skelies will guide ball of flames directly at TH and it explodes at the first structure it hits causing splash damage (4 tiles). Don't mistake or supplement for wallbreakers, because the fireball is not near as efficient for taking out walls.
Strategy: This troop would require patients waiting for a clear path to open up in order to take out defensive structure or townhall. This unit may also be effective in farming. Just be careful, builder huts, baracks and camps are not prime targets for a fireball.
Why this is a good troop: This troop cannot be used in masses to wipe out bases or get easy stars. However, if this troop is used properly on the right base it can prove to be very effective and well worth its housing space. Also, this troop is much different from all current troops in the game allowing for further variations of attacks. Lastly, I believe this fits fantastically into the theme of the game.

Not suppose to focus on stats, so just generic #'s to help give added substance to the troop idea:

Housing space= 7
Target is Town Hall, but will activate/explode when contacting any structure.

Level	Damage	HP	Cost	Available TH lvl
1	300	250	75 Dark Elixir	TH8
2	400	300	150 Dark Elixir	TH9
3	500	400	300 Dark Elixir	TH10

Please tell me what you think and help refine the idea.
Also, I searched and did not see anything in stickies or any too similar ideas to this one.

I don't know about the sliding the finger thing.You should probably just give it a main target like the town hall. Then if you have central target you can still aim it would just depend on where you deply the troop. But, yes i could see it being a good troop in some attacks and bad in other attacks. Just wonder if it could easily become to OP with some creative techniques

No swiping your finger. SC (or SEE) Will not implement controllable troops into the game. Ever. Maybe you can make it attack something central or maybe give it a mechanic to be placed on one side of the map and it would automatically roll to the opposite side of the map.

Thanks for feedback. Kinda loses a cool aspect w/out the swipe, but oh well. Guess just place a poll on it and see what people think.

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Originally Posted by Nev

Thanks for feedback. Kinda loses a cool aspect w/out the swipe, but oh well. Guess just place a poll on it and see what people think.

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With some creativity I think it could be pretty sweet. Careful balance required to not be OP though.

does it move? Or will it just sit where it is planted and roll fire balls? More than one ball, or just one? If it doesn't move, it would never die and eventually roll it's way into the town hall. The only problem (kind of a cool idea though) is that most troops move until they are within range of their recommended target. If they have unlimited range they will just sit there rolling balls until they get into the town hall.

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Originally Posted by ShaneHed13

does it move? Or will it just sit where it is planted and roll fire balls? More than one ball, or just one? If it doesn't move, it would never die and eventually roll it's way into the town hall. The only problem (kind of a cool idea though) is that most troops move until they are within range of their recommended target. If they have unlimited range they will just sit there rolling balls until they get into the town hall.

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I did update the description since it was not clear.
does it move? Yes, 2 skellies on one ball pushing it forward.
planted and roll fire balls? No (although would be cool too)
...it would never die and eventually roll it's way into the town hall. This is correct. Does not die until hits a structure between where it was deployed and the path to the TH. In order for one of these troops to make it to the Town Hall you would have to clear a path for it. The troop does not waiver from the shortest distance to the target. By making the TH the central target you can use the troop to aim for defensive structures between deployed sight and TH.

I have a feeling people will not like the unlimited health thing though.

I actually think this is a good idea, but as you said, most people wont like the unlimited health. Give it a like a few thousand hit points or something.

So, if it dies when it hits anything, and you need to clear out a clean pathway to the TH, I have to ask, won't there be a pile of troops already at the TH (cause of course the bombs didn't make it without support) and then, wouldn't those troops then kill the TH before the bomb guy gets there? Again, cool concept, just trying to polish it.

Nice idea but overpowered? Also, what is the cost of upgrading the barracks, the cost of training, and the cost of upgrading?

Sounds cool, but I think it needs tweaking.
NO HP? definitely a no.

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Originally Posted by ShaneHed13

So, if it dies when it hits anything, and you need to clear out a clean pathway to the TH, I have to ask, won't there be a pile of troops already at the TH (cause of course the bombs didn't make it without support) and then, wouldn't those troops then kill the TH before the bomb guy gets there? Again, cool concept, just trying to polish it.

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It would be very likely that there would be troops there already but they may be dead or close to it, you could then follow up with 3-4 of these to do some finishing touches. Also, another purpose would be to aim for defense units. This troop would be about timing. It's actually kinda slow as far as speed although straight line aiming allows from point A to point B quicker than most troops.

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Originally Posted by mrkw

Nice idea but overpowered? Also, what is the cost of upgrading the barracks, the cost of training, and the cost of upgrading?

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I will put down some cost figures just to enhance idea a little more and where I am going with it but kind of tried to stay in line with the following posted by Anoushka

- What makes this unit/spell unique compared to the other units/spells in the game
- What kind of strategies this new unit would enable (concrete examples are best)
- What kind of army composition includes this unit or, how it could combine with other units for more advanced strategies
- How someone could redo their base to protect against attacks from this unit


Instead of focusing on specific numbers (value of hitpoints, damage per shot/second, cost of training etc), we prefer to see your suggestions in terms of generic concepts, such as: slow, fast, tanky, etc.

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Originally Posted by lilslayer69

I actually think this is a good idea, but as you said, most people wont like the unlimited health. Give it a like a few thousand hit points or something.

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I was just kinda struggling over the health thing with this troop and overall thought it could essentially work without any health limit but totally agree with you. Others have also posted concerns about the health so I will suggest something that I believe would work well.
Will update.

Any further suggestions or tweaks needed?

Im sorry but I think anything that targets the Town Hall as its main target is OP. People should have to work hard for something like their pekkas or dragons to get to the town hall not have something that will target it no matter what. Not a bad overall idea but Im giving this one a no. Sorry

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Originally Posted by Dan93

Im sorry but I think anything that targets the Town Hall as its main target is OP. People should have to work hard for something like their pekkas or dragons to get to the town hall not have something that will target it no matter what. Not a bad overall idea but Im giving this one a no. Sorry

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I see what your saying. I think you might be overlooking alot of the strategy and idea of the troop. You couldn't use these troops to just take out TH without having your other troops clear the way first. Any well desinged base with TH protection would not be threatened by an attack with just these troops. Also, these troops would best be used going for defensive units rather than TH. The TH is just the focal point to aim the troop.