Proposed winter update: Snowball X-Bow

Dec 15: A new 'defensive' building becomes available at all Town Hall levels: 'Snowball X-Bow', which uses same firing mechanics as a traditional X-Bow, but does NO DAMAGE. Projectiles are snowballs, impact effects look like snowballs do when they hit something and break apart into snowy puffs.

Snowball X-Bow does no damage, is not a preferred target for defense-targeting troops, and has only 1hp, so it doesn't throw off standard attacks. It is clearly visually distinct so that players won't confuse it for a real, damage-dealing X-Bow.

Snowball X-Bow costs $5 and all proceeds are passed by SuperCell to an appropriate charity.

Snowball X-Bow either does not consume ammo, or comes preloaded with an absurdly large ammo bin, or has very low elixir costs for reload. Either way, no town hall level should have any trouble keeping it loaded.

Snowball X-Bow is purchasable through the same in-game menu used to buy gems. (but you cannot pay using your gems - Snowball X-Bows are their own purchase button in the in-game store, so that the collected charity money can be tracked.) Silver/gold/etc variants are available for a higer dollar value charity donation. Limit one total Snowball X-Bow per base.

Snowball X-Bow does not replace our beloved Christmas Trees.

New years Day: Snowball X-Bow automatically converts to Confetti X-Bow.

Jan 3: Confetti X-Bow converts automatically into either an obstacle or a decoration, no longer fires, and can be removed. Can no longer be purchased from the in game store.

I think it would be more fun if instead of introducing a new building which is going to throw all kinds of things off, that the xbows themselves just fired snowballs, or the look of the mortars was a snowball catapult, or wiz towers had tiny santas on top and archer towers tiny elves.

Adding an actual building seems like it would throw a lot of things out of w♥♥♥♥, just having the extra building at all. Love to see more themed items though.

$5 for a temporary decoration? I wouldn't be purchasing it.

I always like seeing fun ideas like this, i'm always looking forward to all of the holiday updates. But your troops being hit by snow balls (especially as fast as the X-bow shoots) would look confusing while your troops are attacking, and people might get overwhelmed by it. It could be cool to see something like this tho, like your troops having a small snowball fight or something in your camps, but I dontknow how easy thatd be to make(especially just for a seasonal theme)

I love the snowball xbow idea. It has to be free, and part of the holiday update (existing xbow/s shoot snowballs)

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Originally Posted by kyleksq

I love the snowball xbow idea. It has to be free, and part of the holiday update (existing xbow/s shoot snowballs)

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I agree.

What do you think the freeze spell should look like during winter?

as said in the title it'd be a killer skin for the x-bows :D
to see a wizard get thrown to death with snowballs

I like op idea. I would buy it. Especially if sc decides to donate all the $$$ to charity.

Snowball xbow just for cuteness and fun, buyable only be means of gems?

hmmm... I think I'll pass on that one, I will just be content to see someone I attacked have that xbow. :o


On the freeze spell comment there: I think it should have snow flakes falling from the sky?

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Originally Posted by Xav1

$5 for a temporary decoration? I wouldn't be purchasing it.

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Originally Posted by kyleksq

I love the snowball xbow idea. It has to be free...

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Originally Posted by blueseraph79

Snowball xbow just for cuteness and fun, buyable only be means of gems? hmmm... I think I'll pass on that one...

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Reworded the OP to make it more obvious that the point of the thing is to raise money for charity.

Interesting but I would make it as a decoration rather than a building.