Dark Spells - lack of creativity

Yh u're right
and very nice ideas

Dark Spells provide a different iteration of elixir spells, as to add variety to spell compositions.

For example, instead of seeing a 3 Rage, 1 Freeze, 1 Lightning spell composition for a th10 Lavaloon attack, one may see a 1 poison, 4 Haste, 2 rage, 1 Freeze build. Both of these are viable spell compositions; however, they differ slightly. Dark Spells should encourage people to use different spell compositions.

Clash of Clans already has all the spell types we need - Jump to get troops into the center of a base, Heal to improve tanking, etc. etc., but Dark Spells give much more variety to spell compositions than the 4 or 5 spells we have currently.

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Originally Posted by Apoc65

Dark Spells provide a different iteration of elixir spells, as to add variety to spell compositions.

For example, instead of seeing a 3 Rage, 1 Freeze, 1 Lightning spell composition for a th10 Lavaloon attack, one may see a 1 poison, 4 Haste, 2 rage, 1 Freeze build. Both of these are viable spell compositions; however, they differ slightly. Dark Spells should encourage people to use different spell compositions.

Clash of Clans already has all the spell types we need - Jump to get troops into the center of a base, Heal to improve tanking, etc. etc., but Dark Spells give much more variety to spell compositions than the 4 or 5 spells we have currently.

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100%
but at least add one new spell just one :p

I would like to see an invisible spell.. like the AQ has her cloak when she is under ability

I think the dark spell factory should cost dark elixir to build instead of regular elixir.

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Originally Posted by Akali

Leaving aside whether Dark Spells are useful, or underpowered or not. The thing that jumps out at me is that SuperSell has been utterly uncreative in their effects. The spells appear to somewhat mimic the effects of standard spells.

Poison - a variation on lightning, albeit anti-troop.

Earthquake - a variation on lightning, albeit anti-buildings

Haste - a variation on Rage


Why not have unique dark spells, with unique and interesting attributes?

They could have had a spell to turn the allegiance of castle troops for example, so they fight for you. Perhaps only for 10 seconds?

They could have a had a spell that turned castle troops into frogs/chickens etc, again perhaps for a short time, instead of poison.

A dark spell could have rearranged defence buildings, randomly around, again for a time period. Or perhaps target 2 same size buildings manually, to permanently swap their positions for the duration.

A dark spell could have made a building fire healing potion/darts/balls instead of damage.

There are so many creative things they could have done. But no, we have very boring standard spells mimicking the normal spells.

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The PURPOSE of dark spells is to make little parts of the bigger spell, like some people bring lightning to kill CC troops, and they only want to kill troops, not waste that damage to buildings. For Earthquake it is vise verse. Some people only take rage for speed, so the haste spell allows that to happen. Since the spells will take 2 space and the Dark Spells will take 1, this will allow for the effect to be useful.

Confused? The Dark Spells are supposed to be smaller components of the larger spells. I expect them to add a spell that specializes in Damage, not speed.

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Originally Posted by Ldallen0527

I think the dark spell factory should cost dark elixir to build instead of regular elixir.

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As long as Dark Barracks costs elixir, why Dark Spell Factory cost Dark elixir?

I think you guys who want band new spells are maybe missing the point a little.

I don't think that updates are really about bringing in all sorts of new "fantasy and mystical" type elements to the game, even though I agree it might be cool to have stuff like invisible spells, digging spells, slow-down spells, etc.

These new dark spells are kinda just different and more basic form of the originals that are more one-dimensional and also take up less housing, making for lots more combinations to be used for attacking.

I think SC did this so that we are able to use these kinds of spells to focus on the strengths and weaknesses of troops and buildings, not necessarily change the entire game with them.

Do you guys get what I mean?

I agree 110% with this post, i am so ♥♥♥♥♥♥ off with the new spells they thought of, so unoriginal and simple minded that anyone could have made into a forum post (that's if they hadn't already) Also, the one spell that annoys me the most is the haste spell. Why on earth would they make a speed spell that increases speed...It's basically a downgraded rage spell without the damage, i would have rather they make it where it increases troop attack speed by 10% so they attack much faster and take out structures quicker. But no, we get another boring and useless spell.:thumbsdown:

They give better creativity to the player on spell combinations, but are just variations of the same spells. These are nice on how SC wants us to make the creativity, rather than them doing it for us.