Ice tower (Redesigned and improved!)

Alright, my anti-dragon tower idea was a total flop. I didn't expect it to be so bad but now that I look at it, it was horrible. BUT, from those ashes I tried to salvage what I could and got the idea for a non anti dragon ICE TOWER.
So just pitching my thoughts here:

THE ICE TOWER
The Ice tower, this magnificent spire made from pure ice is home to a wizard that has mastered spells of cold and winter. Just thinking of the capabilities of this structure is sure to give you a brain freeze! Try to be nice to the wizard on top, you wouldn't want him giving you the cold shoulder.

This tower can be built when you reach town hall level 9 for a price of about, one million gold. (In a doctor Evil voice)
This tower has two modes
Burst (like a wizard tower) which has a small radius of affect but has a chance to freeze enemies for a short period of time.
Beam (like inferno tower) Can lock onto a few (3-5) different targets but does constant damage and slows target.

With about three levels of upgrading capabilities (level four maxed)

Level 1: Price: One million gold (purchase at Th 9 and another at Th 10)
Health: 300
DPS: (burst)10, (beam)8
(relevant to only beam mode)
Number of targets: 3
Speed reduction: 15%
(relative to burst mode)
Time frozen: 2 second
Chance to freeze: 20%

Level 2: Price: Million and a half gold (upgrade at Th 9)
Health: 320
DPS: (burst) 12, (beam) 9
(relevant to only beam mode)
Number of targets: 3
Speed reduction: 15%
(relative to burst mode)
Time frozen: 3 seconds
Chance to freeze: 20%

Level 3: Price: Two million gold (upgrade at Th 10)
Health: 330
DPS: (burst) 15, (Beam) 11
(relevant to only beam mode)
Number of targets: 4
Speed reduction: 15%
(relative to burst mode)
Time frozen: 3 seconds
Chance to freeze: 20%

Level 4: Price: Four million gold (upgrade at Th 10)
Health: 450
DPS: (Burst) 16, (Beam) 11
(relevant to only beam mode)
Number of targets: 5
Speed reduction: 20%
(relative to burst mode)
Time frozen: 4 seconds
Chance to freeze: 25%

I know some of it may be a bit OP but that is for you to decide. This is just the starting point for a defense!
Please leave your vote and suggestions.
(there is no concept art because i'm terrible at it)
Nerf as of 3/31: Halved the health and increased town hall level

Nerf as of 4/9: Troops that shoot fire or explode (Wizards, Dragons, Lava hounds, Balloons, Wallbreakers) do more damage (x 2 maybe?)

Buff as of 4/9: Longer freeze time on burst mode

If someone would be so kind as to make a concept art of this I would greatly appreciate it!

I really like the idea, sounds like a good defense that isn't too OP yet is still cool in its own way (see what i did there). You've done a great job explaining the whole idea and is quiet impressive.

I like it :) just disagree withy modes of firing. I don't think towmhall 7 is the way to go with it :p. Not enough walls unless they add more walls

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Originally Posted by legoman249

If someone would be so kind as to make a concept art of this I would greatly appreciate it!

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As far as concept art; It took me awhile to find someone with some artwork. I had to message a Friend. (My wizard tread needed images too.)

I'll be checking back in to see your idea progress :)

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Originally Posted by Nightfury4321

I really like the idea, sounds like a good defense that isn't too OP yet is still cool in its own way (see what i did there). You've done a great job explaining the whole idea and is quiet impressive.

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I see what you did there, I added little puns here and there to the description.

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Originally Posted by GanjaSandwich

I like it :) just disagree withy modes of firing. I don't think towmhall 7 is the way to go with it :p. Not enough walls unless they add more walls

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I feel the firing modes gives it a bit more personality but we all have our own opinions, also I agree that Th7 is kinda low maybe Th8? I know I have a few extra walls with my current layout.

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Originally Posted by legoman249

I feel the firing modes gives it a bit more personality but we all have our own opinions, also I agree that Th7 is kinda low maybe Th8? I know I have a few extra walls with my current layout.

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Townhall 8 might work but that's an additional tower to upgrade with a wizard tower to build. I Wouldn't focus that much on the townhall availability as super cell does decide this.

Fire re modes I don't like because this could be op at higher levels but I suggest sticking with it being 2 choices like you have so supercell and other players can say what they think on it :p

Before you come up with new building ideas you ask these questions:
.) Which attack troops need a nerf at the moment (for example Pekkas)
.) What are the building characteristics to achieve that goal (many small units for distraction)
.) What other unwanted balancing changes or done with this update and how do you counter them (hogs are nerfed as well and get too weak at th8, add a dark drill to make them available earlier)

And then only the last step is:
.) What optical effect can the building have (skeleton trap because it fits the halloween style and looks cool)

If you add buildings just because they are cool it will only break things and not fix it.

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Originally Posted by andrgin

Before you come up with new building ideas you ask these questions:
.) Which attack troops need a nerf at the moment (for example Pekkas)
.) What are the building characteristics to achieve that goal (many small units for distraction)
.) What other unwanted balancing changes or done with this update and how do you counter them (hogs are nerfed as well and get too weak at th8, add a dark drill to make them available earlier)

And then only the last step is:
.) What optical effect can the building have (skeleton trap because it fits the halloween style and looks cool)

If you add buildings just because they are cool it will only break things and not fix it.

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This op has a point. You might wanam adress how it affects other troops. For example how I did it:

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Originally Posted by my own thread

How it affects attacks:
Ill list a few here:
Air:
It won't kill all air raids and might balance some.
(Lava-loonion):
In my opinion and others it's unbalanced. I did some research on the Internet and YouTube to look at other peoples attacks and how it goes. Mostly the same results as I got. So this may add a little more damage to this attack and might balance it a bit more as it is unbalanced at this point and it has been proven by Battleborn how little skill it takes. I personally watched him place spells on the edge of the base early and randomly deploy and recieve 88% on a nearly maxed base. The dps isn't a huge increase but it's a little to maybe balance somewhat.

Comparing to other ideas that'll change gameplay:
A. "Nerf the lavahound."-LavaHound isn't the issue. It's just how strong the troop combo is. You can't nerf a troop for doing its purpose.
B."Nerf the balloons"-Yeah you could do this, but they were functioning fine before the lavaloonion raids. No need to fix it if it's not broken.
C."Add an Air-defense/Level."- There's not really a lot of space for a new building and this would hurt all air raids not just one. If a level was added then again you would be ruining all air attacks.

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