Minimum league based on TH level

The way things are going, SC dictates that a particular TH level should only attack other TH levels equal or +-1. However, players of that TH level are spread all across the lower leagues for no reason other than trying to hide from stronger players, or to pray on the weaker players. To make it more fair, and to simplify the rules a lot, I propose:

• Let's introduce a minimum league for a given TH.

I have three clan mates that have not done a multi-player attack in months. Player A is a maxed TH 10 with a reasonable base and a trapped TH. Player B is a 75% maxed TH 9 with the TH deep in the middle. Player C is a 75% maxed TH 8. Because they have not attacked in months they have gravitated towards their "natural" league level based on their strength. Player A (TH 10) is sitting comfortable in Chrystal II, player B (TH 9) is sitting in Chrystal III, and player C is sitting around Gold I. Sure, they move up and down some trophies, but they don't get moved out of their leagues.

This is kind of what I would expect based on my own experience moving up and down the leagues over the last 1+ year (currently a ~25% maxed TH 10 in the Masters league).

Based on my experience these would be "natural" minimum league levels:

Chrystal II - Th 10
Chrystal III - TH 9
Gold I - TH 8
Gold II - TH 7
Gold III - TH 6
Silver I - TH 5
Silver II - TH 4
Silver III - TH 3

Another option that would also be fine I think:
Champions III - Th 11
Masters III - Th 10

• There is (obviously) no maximum league level for a given player. A player should be able to rise as far as they can get with their strength, skill, and perseverance.
• A player should not be able to drop below the bottom threshold of their league level. If a player was sitting at the bottom of their league level they would offer zero trophies to an opponent.
• A player is matched with any and all players in the given league, regardless of TH level.

Since SC is trying to make multi-player matching and gaming more fair at the moment, let's take it to the next level. Instead of the real matches for a given TH hiding all across the leagues, put them in their natural place where they can be matched up. Anyway, a TH 10 has no business being in any league below Chrystal. A TH 8 in Silver? Well, he's either hiding or trying to beat up on weaker players.

Below TH 3? Well, who cares what happens in the first few hours of playing the game... let them walk through the Bronze leagues I guess.

Many comments in the last week has been about balancing the would be apparent lack of loot after removing TH sniping. Well, in summary, my suggestion is to make most of the players at a given TH level show up in the match making, thereby alleviating the problem of players "hiding" the loot in ridiculously low leagues.

TBH I think this new update will solve much of this - sure the litle ones can still be preyed upon but to trophy dropping and free shields no longer exist - so it is highly likely those bullies will have no shields until someone strong/capable/vengefull enough will come along. I think most will climb the leagues to get the loot bonus.

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Originally Posted by ironagedave

TBH I think this new update will solve much of this - sure the litle ones can still be preyed upon but to trophy dropping and free shields no longer exist - so it is highly likely those bullies will have no shields until someone strong/capable/vengefull enough will come along. I think most will climb the leagues to get the loot bonus.

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I am not concerned about the preying as much as the natural matched opponents are not available because they are off in some other league. The new update will still permit trophy dropping for this purpose.

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Originally Posted by zakerymcc

I am not concerned about the preying as much as the natural matched opponents are not available because they are off in some other league. The new update will still permit trophy dropping for this purpose.

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Currently I am in champion and I have seen bases come up as low as Master level 3 - in addition mostly all th10s very few TH9s now, when I was in Master leagues I however found far more TH9s perhaps this single handedly encouraged me to climb the leagues but they got fewer the closer I got to champion .

What I am getting at it encouraged me to climb the leagues to a point, hiding in lower leagues is really not going to be possible now because the mechanism (free shielding has been taken away) thus giving ample time for closer matches to be made. Sure you can still trophy drop but there is no real incentive to do so now. You are more likely to get hit by a tougher opponent, and you will still have to sift through a lot of chaff before you get the wheat (a decent base to raid) - when you could be doing far better higher up with loot bonus wins.

A simple increase in cost to the next button would encourage trophy pushing further. PS a rushed TH10 does desrve to be in a lower league because there is no realistic way for it to sit in higher leagues. Seriously I am in awe with other peoples walls around me.

PPS I think the original intention was to have walls mirror the league, but it never worked out that way.

TH 1,2 and 3? Wood and Stone walls Bronze league
TH4? Grey lego walls Silver league
TH5 Gold lego walls gold league
TH6 and 7 crystal league
TH8 and 9 masters
TH10 champion and beyond

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Originally Posted by ironagedave

Currently I am in champion and...

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Thanks for your clarification. I still think there will be plenty of players dropping leagues, but I hope I'm wrong and you are right.

TH 10 has no business being in any league below Chrystal.

This has to be an issue addressed with this next update. I don't care what league I've been in, everyday I get slammed by 2-3 TH-10's that have no business down where they are. Now there's going to be no shield for TH destruction and it's going to be weighed as a storage giving up 1/4 of your DE? Seriously? It's bad enough that it takes forever to get DE and DE troop upgrades are insane but now you could lose a ton when hit. This isn't going to "make players strive to climb the ranks" as COC claims. It's going to produce even more trolls to go after guys stuck in the middle trying to climb up. It's already bad enough to lose 300k in gold and elixir, and 2k in DE to an attack only then to do what? Spend damn well near the same amount in attacks trying to get it back? I'm sorry but as far as I'm concerned COC is catering to the champion league and trying to force people to buy gems to get up in level. I love the game but I don't hold a lot of promise in continued play when this update drops.

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Originally Posted by HVACPROgoose

This has to be an issue addressed with this next update...

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We shall see how it goes. At least you'll have the "comfort" of knowing that those TH 10 players will now be crushed by TH 11 players...

Silver 3 for town hall 3? Are you crazy? They probably can't even reach bronze 3.

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Originally Posted by HVACPROgoose

TH 10 has no business being in any league below Chrystal.

This has to be an issue addressed with this next update. I don't care what league I've been in, everyday I get slammed by 2-3 TH-10's that have no business down where they are. Now there's going to be no shield for TH destruction and it's going to be weighed as a storage giving up 1/4 of your DE? Seriously? It's bad enough that it takes forever to get DE and DE troop upgrades are insane but now you could lose a ton when hit. This isn't going to "make players strive to climb the ranks" as COC claims. It's going to produce even more trolls to go after guys stuck in the middle trying to climb up. It's already bad enough to lose 300k in gold and elixir, and 2k in DE to an attack only then to do what? Spend damn well near the same amount in attacks trying to get it back? I'm sorry but as far as I'm concerned COC is catering to the champion league and trying to force people to buy gems to get up in level. I love the game but I don't hold a lot of promise in continued play when this update drops.

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Why would you care if TH10s raided you as an 8? You'd only lose 1K dark.

The whole idea is ridiculous, anyway. You're pretty much basing it just on TH, not on anything else, like base WEIGHT. What about rushers? 15secs because 10chars is too mainstream and I gotta type something to fill up time anyways.