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I am just curious as to how this works? Is a th 8.5 basically a th 9 with th8 defenses? If so how do you do this I am nearly maxed th 8gettin ready to move to 9...i am just trying to gather all the info I can before I bump up... Any advice would be appreciated thanks guys
It's hard at the beginning . Once ur th finish upgrade , u will see the big difference. Just don't keep too much loot.
and when people destroy u, u have to accept it . Don't rage , it's normal . Thanks to the new match making system . People who just finish th upgrade will get fked in the beginning
TH8.5 and TH9.5 is a strategy that war buffs use, where they don't build any new TH9 or TH10 defenses so they are not weighted heavily in war. Your goal with the .5 town halls is to max your lab, upgrade your camps, upgrade your spell factory, upgrade your barracks, build and upgrade your walls, add new traps, add new storages, and add and upgrade the queen. It is advised not to upgrade or add any new defenses, most specifically xbows and inferno towers, as they weigh heavily in war. If you did build xbows right when you were a new TH9, you would be facing higher level TH9s which you would have to attack them with your TH8 level army. If you do TH8.5, you are matched up with TH8s, making it easier for you to win attacks as a new TH9.Quote:
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Maxing anything troop related is priority at TH8.5. While your at it, just upgrade your queen and walls as much as you can. Once everything troop related is maxed (except the queen, as it doesn't need to be maxed yet), you can build your new defenses and will be ready to face any higher level TH9 because of your max TH9 army.
My rule when going to 9, unless you're a hardcore war clan: Just don't build xbows until you have a level 4 spell factory, level 5 queen, 220 spaces, and witches. Then you have an army that can pull in a true 9 which your xbows will do. Kind of a common sense approach to 8.5.
So if I understood that right I do not add or upgrade any defense at all? But if I drop the archer queen wouldn't she be a defense especially in war? And if I didn't upgrade any defences until I have lvled up my troops and army camps I still get matched with a th 8 in wars?
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Not exactly, as you will mostly use her for attacking. Even if she counts as one, she would only be one defense, and that isn't very much to change the matchmaking.Quote:
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If you don't upgrade your defenses, you will keep getting matched up with TH8s. If you are upgrading your defenses after you are done maxing your troops, you will start to be matched up with TH9s.Quote:
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I appreciate the help I believe I will do this because I'm always involved in wars... Thank you very much for helping me understand that I really appreciate it
Wait, the new archer tower, wizard tower, air defense and tesla shouldnt be built too?
Nope, a true .5 doesn't build any of the new defenses. If you want to be a quasi build .5 you can get the new defenses just avoid crossbows and infernos. You won't be as much of a mismatch though if you get the extra defenses. The goal is to keep your base weight low while increasing your offensive abilities beyond the ability of your mirror.
It's more complex than "matched with this" (that's not how the matching algorithm works, if you're in a mirror clan leave and join a smart clan).. It's really just about keeping the defensive war weight of an 8 while maxing your TH9 offense because offense>defense in warQuote:
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