The elite troop idea

Introducing for your criticism the concept of the elite troop. A randomly obtained unit of superior quality and an opportunity to bring some of those creations on the new troop ideas sub forum to life.

This idea is the product of a warmonger's point of view. I believe it could add to tactical decision making and make wars a little less predictable.

It starts with a new building, which I shall for the time being name as the compound. This is where the troop will be stored. As I've stated, the troop can only be obtained randomly - it can't be purchased. There will be an opportunity of once every 48 hours to obtain a random elite troop. Some troops will be more desirable to obtain than others and some will be encountered more rarely. The troops will have different specialities such as:
• Shock troops
• Tanks
• Ranged
• Splash
• Healing
• Buffing
• Flying

The mechanics for encountering I'm not yet fixed on but my favourite method is for them to be encountered will searching for a multiplayer opponent. During the process of nexting from base to base there may be a chance to come across a predesigned Goblin village of a strength appropriate to your league. In the centre of the village will be a cage where an unknown elite unit is being held captive. If the base is defeated and the cage destroyed then the player has captured the elite unit. The quality of unit will depend on the league the player is in and also chance.

So from a war perspective how will this improve the tactical aspect? As it's only possible to obtain one of these units every 2 days, there can only possibly be one attack on battle day where an elite unit can be used. This is a trump card and you don't want to spend it on any base and if the right players have them it could tip the balance of the war. The elite troop is one to build your army around, if you have a flying elite troop but are more comfortable with ground attacks then you have a dilemma. Not only could it give you an edge, as those of us who war have experienced, it could also increase the pressure on you to perform. The players who have the elite troops are those we need to perform - especially if they're high up the rankings.

Message to the forum:
My goal is not to have my ideas brought to life in the game but to generate some form of discussion and I'd appreciate any difference of opinion.

1. Abusable. Anything randomly generated in multi-player search will result in more nexting just for the bonus troop. Spend the gold and keep spinning the wheel. Why would we want something that discourages attacking?

2. This would require a lot of coding change. Can I donate the elite troop? What other issues would this raise in terms of army camp size and deployment?

3. Really, part 1b. Advantage in wars to clans who spend Preparation Day loading up elite troops (1 each) vs. the clan that uses them for multiplayer.

4. That's a LOT of design work ... at least 7 new creatures ... with very little payoff/use.

5. Unbalanced in war. You didn't actually limit it. Let's say on Monday I pick up my elite troop. On Wednesday we declare war. Thursday is prep day. On Friday I can use my elite troop, spin the wheel until I get another one, and use it on my second attack. (More than 2 days passed since I first found my elite troop.)

Overall, this idea does not seem to be thoroughly thought through; and the answers to the concerns raised will require much more work than the payoff.

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Originally Posted by Uthrac

1. Abusable. Anything randomly generated in multi-player search will result in more nexting just for the bonus troop. Spend the gold and keep spinning the wheel. Why would we want something that discourages attacking?

2. This would require a lot of coding change. Can I donate the elite troop? What other issues would this raise in terms of army camp size and deployment?

3. Really, part 1b. Advantage in wars to clans who spend Preparation Day loading up elite troops (1 each) vs. the clan that uses them for multiplayer.

4. That's a LOT of design work ... at least 7 new creatures ... with very little payoff/use.

5. Unbalanced in war. You didn't actually limit it. Let's say on Monday I pick up my elite troop. On Wednesday we declare war. Thursday is prep day. On Friday I can use my elite troop, spin the wheel until I get another one, and use it on my second attack. (More than 2 days passed since I first found my elite troop.)

Overall, this idea does not seem to be thoroughly thought through; and the answers to the concerns raised will require much more work than the payoff.

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I'll address your last statement first by completely agreeing with you. It isn't thoroughly thought through and nor did I intend it to be. If I had absolutely plugged every hole I wouldn't get the discussion I'm hoping for. I've given the opportunity for folk to add their own suggestions, make improvements and fix the holes I've left. To make myself clear this not a pitch to supercell.

1) Players will always find a way of abusing the system but to say it would discourage attacking? Come on. Folk will always need to loot and trophy pushers need to push.

2) I'll answer the question regarding donating first - no you should not be able to donate it. Deployment - it is additional like the clan castle. Coding? Let's be honest not one of us knows what the developers can manage regards coding. The amount of times I see someone on this forum try to appear knowledgeable by bringing up the issue of coding - It's not an issue we as forum users have to worry about. Let one of the developers come on here and kill the idea with coding issues.

Running out of energy now but as for the rest all your issues can be fixed with minor adjustments and hopefully if I get my wish and we get a proper discussion going, somebody might come up with a good fix.