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Hey Mates, I have been working the 8.5 thing for awhile and feel like I am ready for xbows. Is there any compelling reason to put my new xbows in the core? My max arch towers do more DPS so shouldnt i just have leave the towers in the core until my xbows get leveled up? Sorry if this has been covered before but i did a search without any decent results, thanks.
8.5 here with 2 Archer Towers in my core where xbows should be.
Just started my first bow, dropped it on outside while building.
Soon as its done im upgrading it to level 2. Once its level 2 ill swap it out with an archer tower in the core and start on the other bow on the outside. Unless for some reason im banking 7mill gold easily, then ill insta start upgrading it to lvl 3.
The xbow 1 dps just seems too poverty to me, so im def upgrading it before it takes place in my core.
If you can't, its not the end of the world swapping it with a higher dps AT, the core dps may be weaker but at least your adding another 50dps to your total defense I guess.
I would still put it in the core to fend off lava pups and things of the sort from you town hall. My 2 cents.
I have had lv 1 xbows for a very long time. I always included them in the core just because that is where they go once they are actually maxed and ready and that's where most bases include them. I just started upgrading both of them a few days ago but I still left them in the core. I'm sure many people would have took them out in both cases but I tend to come and go with clash so I just leave them there in case I come back after they are done so they are at least where they should be.
At lv 1 they are pretty weak but if you look at the differences between levels they are never very strong. The largest change is the HP increase which is noticeable even at lv 2. Another thing worth noting is the closer they are to the center, the less likely they are to target giants and golems and waste ammo.
You should be using your xbows to cover walls that wb's would target, e.g. leave them in the 2nd layer. Your core should consist of high DPS, which lvl1 xbows certainly are not. from exiting the core. Additionally, their higher dps slows units from advancing into the core, just ensure they're in range of plenty of other point defense.
The best reason to have them in the core is their superior range. Even set to air/ground they shoot further than archer towers.
Exactly you don't want their range to be wasted on areas way outside of the villageQuote:
Originally Posted by Zavtra
Thanks for the replies. I followed everyones advice and put my new xbows into the core of my vault style base(tried a labyrinth but kept getting wrecked silly). After a week of watching my def replays another reason to put them in the core dawned on me. After the attacker has broken into the core, typically with a jump or EQ spell, the troops have a hard time punching their way out of my all lava core which gives my higher dps arch towers more time to rain shots down on them.