Getting prizes (gems,elixir,gold) for winning trophies
The higher we climb in the game, we all know the amount of resources needed for EVERYTHING begins to get exceedingly high . Of course, the point is to get people to spend some money and I have nothing against that what so ever. However often times I feel like I am just spinning my wheels. This is when I usually break down and spend my hard earned dollars. Sometimes I feel like quitting the game because as I rise in level I see that twenty dollars doesn't even buy me much anymore and if I do not spend money it would be a year before I am able to update that wizard tower.
I propose either a reduction in the amount of resources needed to make spells and train troops or a way to earn gems or resource bundles aside from the little rewards given for achievements. The only plausible scenario I could see working without causing much loss to super cells in app purchase profits, would be to give considerable sized rewards for either spending a certain amount of money or ascertaining a certain amount of trophies.
I know that leagues have been created. I pose the question, what real incentive is there for gaining trophies or rising in rank and entering a higher league? I think this would be a perfect opportunity for supercell to reward players and customers for playing and supporting the company. I think that rewards of gems, elixir, or gold should be given for reaching new league levels. If that isn't feasible then I would request being able to trade certain amount of trophies for treasure.
I am at a point right now where I can only gain resources little by little due to the costs of training troops, creating spells, and purchasing traps and bombs. Every time I attack someone else, I get attacked while my troops are taking over an HOUR to train. This means that I usually have to spend 150,000 on giant bombs alone plus the other traps and bombs in addition to the cost of spells. Three spells cost close to eighty thousand. If I don't win more that 230,000 gold in my attacks then I actually lose gold little by little. It also takes about 15,000 or more gold to find someone who has that many resources up for grab. It is very frustrating.
I am requesting a little something for the effort and think that my idea of using trophies or league level promotions to get some sizable treasure rewards(perhaps enough to make a major upgrade) is a great way to keep valued customers and fans from feeling like they cannot achieve anything in the game without spending a lot of money.
Pictures attached of base and logs
Here are some pictures of my layout and logs. I would appreciate anyone who can help with strategy and/or tips concerning how to make progress without spending a lot of money or spending entire days logged into the game.