PETITION! save the clock tower!

[Kurotsuchi]

I get where you're coming from, but if you look closely to the cost/upgrade time of things we have so far (up to BH5) you can actually plan an almost non-stop upgrade even with the current rate of the clock tower. The wasted time due to insufficient resource can be reduced to minimal if you planned ahead well and are in a high enough league to make 360-400K a day.

Things that are relatively cheap but take longer to upgrade like Airbombs LV3, 4, Guard Post LV4, Crushre Lv4, for example are the key to your planning. These take 1–2 days to complete but only cost around 300K+. That combined with some elixir upgrade you need to do should give you enough time to collect resource needed to upgrade the next thing and keep your only builder busy most of the time.

Also keep in mind that even when your builder is idle (when you don't have enough resource for the next project yet), having the upgrades done faster mean you can spend more time battle for trophies with full capacity with less chance of losing due to an important defense (or your Battle Machine) being upgraded.

All that said, I understand your point, and with the coming up BH6, the upgrade time will likely go up to 3-4 days. That could be a real problem, but as it stands right now, I still think the current CT helps a lot.

I'm not sure if you're quoting the correct conversation.. But I'm saying it helps a lot. I'm at BH5 though, so cant easily upgrade with one day's loot. Well I'm technically there, but no longer really looting after changes were announced..

[Stormy90]

Signed... the clock tower is the only thing that makes the builder base bearable. if I have to spend more time there to get my 3 wins, pretty sure I'm gonna have to stop playing it.

[ftthx2]

/signed

dont' touch my clock tower.

[biggolf]

I'm not sure if you're quoting the correct conversation.. But I'm saying it helps a lot. I'm at BH5 though, so cant easily upgrade with one day's loot. Well I'm technically there, but no longer really looting after changes were announced..

1. It appears to be a big benefit, but if you need to save 2 to 3 days of loot for a 2 day upgrade, what's the use of freeing up the lab for 0.5 to 1.5 days. The clock tower nerf feels more like the line SC is planning to draw is closer to pay-2-play rather than pay-to-win. If non-gemmers have to wait between 2 to 5 mins to play it's too much. We cant compare the main base like this as we can aim for loot and get loot even if we lose there (usually, unless in legends then you just take what you're given).
2. Yep. 2nd attack will be available. I think he/she meant the 3rd attack.

I responded specifically to the bolded text. I have an impression that you think having a fast boost is not as useful when you can't loot fast enough, so I explained how it can be.

[BbaBaba123]

Not to sound rude, but petitions like these will not change anything that hurts their gains at all. That massive petition in the I&FR is a clear example of that.

Starting one would not get you far if it hurts them. That’s not to say they don’t listen and see it, but SC does not want to be painted into a corner where it’s hard for them to escape. The CT nerf is most likely here to stay and we can’t do much about it. I really don’t see them changing it at all, am I happy about it? Of course not, it’s a bothersome change that should’ve been done before the release of the update, but I guess in this game of chess they played the pieces right :/.

[Kurotsuchi]

I responded specifically to the bolded text. I have an impression that you think having a fast boost is not as useful when you can't loot fast enough, so I explained how it can be.

I'm at BH5, and things cost upwards of 600k so.. yeah, loot cap is the decider, not really the reduction in upgrade time. But at the current rate the reduction in upgrade time is essential for us to complete the upgrade and raid with full defences. Like the BM, it takes me about 3 days of raiding to upgrade it. The reduction in upgrade time doesnt really do much for me.

[JoseJones]

Not to sound rude, but petitions like these will not change anything that hurts their gains at all. That massive petition in the I&FR is a clear example of that.

Starting one would not get you far if it hurts them. That’s not to say they don’t listen and see it, but SC does not want to be painted into a corner where it’s hard for them to escape. The CT nerf is most likely here to stay and we can’t do much about it. I really don’t see them changing it at all, am I happy about it? Of course not, it’s a bothersome change that should’ve been done before the release of the update, but I guess in this game of chess they played the pieces right :/.

I agree a petition is a waste of time. But there is another way... We can use SCs chess pieces against them, like a grand master. We can do the CT Nerf troll attack... https://forum.supercell.com/showthre...protest-thread

If enough players get onboard SC will be forced to do something, because their target audience (ie. Gemmers) will be hit with the same irritating delay that they are forcing onto f2p players. When the forum is full of CT troll attack threads SC will have to act, because it will be affecting their bottom line.

[jskoe]

Signed, double signed!

[HalfBloodPrince]

Signed
#WeWantItBack

[Ravage9]

Signed even though they won't change it unfortunately.