WOW such a great job on this guide cold! Very informative and I loved the videos so far can't wait to see the big one. I didn't think it would hen possible to get that big storage raid on that base with bam. I had been attacking a bit different when I was using bam usually coming from multiple side but could not have done that. I'm inspired to test out some bam again this week as I can slow down on De because I need my heroes for a CW.
Great job man thank for your time you put into making this.
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This is where I throw in my "it depends" comment.Originally Posted by Vinlyshakerz
It is not the most efficient gph strategy for sure, but depending on your playing style it may be the most efficient for you.
Some people can't sit down for two hours and play continuously and prefer to build a slow army for farming. If that's your situation then I think Balloons are awesome for that. (I personally love balloons/minions btw)
I've spent a few days in Masters III and Crystal I as both TH9 and TH10 trying to farm gold with balloons/minions and even boosted I can attack roughly 4 times per hour (maybe 5) so if I rocked 500k gold every single base I'm at best going to do 2M - 2.5M per hour (boosted) with fairly long pauses in between. Obviously 500k gold per attack isn't very practical and when you have that oops failure it really hurts.
The other factor for higher level farming is the defensive losses (especially as a TH9) are much higher. Leaving your TH outside in Masters III is a death wish because you're guaranteeing the guy a victory, so you'll get rocked for max loot almost every time you log off which has to factor into your overall gph stream.
So, from a gph "efficiency" standpoint balloons in masters is not the fastest way to get gold, but if it fits your playing style and you recognize that, there's nothing in the world wrong with doing it.
Weekend before last I got bored, so I jumped up to Masters just to play with my ballons for the weekend. I didn't get any great loot per se', but I sure had a lot of fun.I was upgrading all 4 of my AD's (i know, bad idea) so I had some fun times on defense too. lol
Awesome Guide Coldfury!
Awesome guide. I'm more of a lurker on the forums, but I had to chime in here. Amazing guide.
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Last edited by Coldfury; June 24th, 2014 at 08:06 PM.
I am going to be boosting every thing and with my army comp i can go 6-7 times an hour. Is 400k+ gold lootable per raid up there?This is where I throw in my "it depends" comment.
It is not the most efficient gph strategy for sure, but depending on your playing style it may be the most efficient for you.
Some people can't sit down for two hours and play continuously and prefer to build a slow army for farming. If that's your situation then I think Balloons are awesome for that. (I personally love balloons/minions btw)
I've spent a few days in Masters III and Crystal I as both TH9 and TH10 trying to farm gold with balloons/minions and even boosted I can attack roughly 4 times per hour (maybe 5) so if I rocked 500k gold every single base I'm at best going to do 2M - 2.5M per hour (boosted) with fairly long pauses in between. Obviously 500k gold per attack isn't very practical and when you have that oops failure it really hurts.
The other factor for higher level farming is the defensive losses (especially as a TH9) are much higher. Leaving your TH outside in Masters III is a death wish because you're guaranteeing the guy a victory, so you'll get rocked for max loot almost every time you log off which has to factor into your overall gph stream.
So, from a gph "efficiency" standpoint balloons in masters is not the fastest way to get gold, but if it fits your playing style and you recognize that, there's nothing in the world wrong with doing it.
Weekend before last I got bored, so I jumped up to Masters just to play with my ballons for the weekend. I didn't get any great loot per se', but I sure had a lot of fun.
Awesome guide! It helped a ton, thank you.
The loot is there consistently, but it's really hard to get all of it especially as a TH9.
Once you get halfway through Crystal I, it's pretty much all TH10's with lvl 2/3 IT's set to multi. There's occasional premie bases, but they're more rare the higher you go.
So, you basically get into the mindset of trying to get that 1 star and looking for bases with storages out on the edges that you can get. Most players are better up there, so they'll have their storages spread out as well.
From what I hear as you get higher into Masters and Champions you start hitting the max bases that truly don't need their gold, and those are much less protected so it may be more consistent.
No matter if it's good or bad, I strongly encourage you to go up there and have some fun with your balloons to see for yourself. I always enjoy pushing with mine.
If you're planning to do that for your farming, then I'd suggest tracking your gph over several days and make sure you take into account your losses on defense. Then it will be a little easier for you to decide which farming approach is better for you and your playing style.
FANTASTIC guide for all the barchers out there!
I've been reaping the benefits of BAM since I first got my minions and have been loving it every since. I know your barracks set up is super quick to re-queue, but it also takes longer to train.
Below is my composition which trains in a phenomenal 12:45min (unboosted):
Each Reg. Barrack: 17 archers / 16 barbs
Each Dark Barrack: 17 minions
Definitely the most in depth guide I've seen since Brandon's DE guide and Sharp's Max TH9 Guide.
Bravo and Bookmarked.
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