Farming, an error in game design or intended tactic?

[Stormegetton]

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I was about to say.....

[GeneralMayhem]

Your signature, classic!

"To do is to be" - Plato
"To be is to do" - Socrates
"Do be do be do" - Sinatra

Thanks, I happen to be a fan of all three!

[Stormegetton]

Thanks, I happen to be a fan of all three!

Lol, welcome to the forums, you started right

[Coldfury]

It actually only takes 11 grand to max a base completely through th 1 to th 10

Only?

To the OP, I wouldn't necessarily say that SC did or didn't intend for people to farm at lower levels. Pretty much any MMO type game has players that farm in harder areas and players that farm in easier areas based on player preferences so I feel it's good to have options.

I like that we have a choice because some players enjoy the slow and easy balloons in masters type farming route and others (like me) like to do the rapid fire BAM attacks boosted down low. They're both viable farming strategies and both have different aspects that an individual can brag about their game.
If I'm hanging in Gold I or Crystal III I obviously am not going to be bragging about my trophies, but if I've got a 1B GG then I can brag about that. Same goes for a guy who gems a maxed TH10 base. He's not going to ever be bragging about his GG, but he can boast all day long about his 4500 trophy count.

[TonyRigatoni]

I would guess that SC intended people to farm from the beginning. Running a successful free-to-play game would have been impossible if farming was frowned upon by the developers. This type of game encourages you to download and play for free and progress, but if you spend money it will go faster. So in my mind, farming must have been a major factor to consider from the beginning, both in balancing the game, and in balancing the economy.

However, I doubt SC planned for people to leave their townhall's exposed. Luckily, they accepted that rather than nerfed it. They very well could have done what happens in boom beach - making the TH the key to a 3 star. I'm glad they didn't though. It adds different elements to bases. Some people sacrifice trophies for loot, some sacrifice loot for trophies, and some pick off TH's to quickly rise in trophies.

[GeneralMayhem]

Lol, welcome to the forums, you started right

Let me guess, most users first posts go a little something like this:

[OOPSIE]

This is one of the best topics I have seen on the forums.
I think Supercell has changed and evolved with the community but at the same time kept their original idea. They have evolved the ways you said but kept their original idea if not as in trophies but the introduction of Clan Wars makes people use higher trophy range attacks in that sense.