bit the bullet and upgraded to th9 a little early

[CletusH]

sure i should've maxed out everything. although i have read alternate theories on it here. last night with the week-long single gem boost provided by supercell, i decided to make the jump to th9.

first, let me establish my current status. i maxed splash damage (wiz-twr (L6) and mortars(L6)), cannons(L10), and all elixir troop levels. my telsas are L2, archer towers are L8 and air defense are L4. All walls are L6+. I am level 70. camps are maxed. barracks are close. dark barracks will be valk level in two days. my barb-king is level 3, about to be bumped to level 4.

so sure, i could have knocked out archer towers and air defense, and went ahead and got my king to level 5. i just decided that the addition of x-bows plus picking up the extra dark elixir drill was going to make the game more fun. getting walls built up just isn't all that fun. heck, is it even all that effective compared to defenses? i mean sure they help, but a well played dragon or hog attack steamrolls you regardless.

my current air defense upgrades are cheap, yet time consuming. i can knock those out fairly quickly with five builders. first and foremost, i'm building x-bows and getting all my other new defensive buildings started. i have to get around to walls at some point, i know. i won't be getting the ultimate match-up bonuses, but i was pretty close anyway. this isn't like jumping up with L3 wiz towers. i'm excited to put my new defenses to work. i have 10 days to finish off several on-going builds and start a couple more.

i'll post a follow-up with progress at the time my th reaches 9, then a week later with feedback for all on the fence of upgrading or not.

[Dpino]

sure i should've maxed out everything. although i have read alternate theories on it here. last night with the week-long single gem boost provided by supercell, i decided to make the jump to th9.

first, let me establish my current status. i maxed splash damage (wiz-twr (L6) and mortars(L6)), cannons(L10), and all elixir troop levels. my telsas are L2, archer towers are L8 and air defense are L4. All walls are L6+. I am level 70. camps are maxed. barracks are close. dark barracks will be valk level in two days. my barb-king is level 3, about to be bumped to level 4.

so sure, i could have knocked out archer towers and air defense, and went ahead and got my king to level 5. i just decided that the addition of x-bows plus picking up the extra dark elixir drill was going to make the game more fun. getting walls built up just isn't all that fun. heck, is it even all that effective compared to defenses? i mean sure they help, but a well played dragon or hog attack steamrolls you regardless.

my current air defense upgrades are cheap, yet time consuming. i can knock those out fairly quickly with five builders. first and foremost, i'm building x-bows and getting all my other new defensive buildings started. i have to get around to walls at some point, i know. i won't be getting the ultimate match-up bonuses, but i was pretty close anyway. this isn't like jumping up with L3 wiz towers. i'm excited to put my new defenses to work. i have 10 days to finish off several on-going builds and start a couple more.

i'll post a follow-up with progress at the time my th reaches 9, then a week later with feedback for all on the fence of upgrading or not.

I literally just did the same thing, although my defenses are stronger (everything maxed except level 9 archer towers, all 3 ADs are upgrading to 6 right now and will finish before TH is done). But my walls are only all level 6. In my case I was an EXTREMELY premie 8 (i literally had like TH5 defense when I went to 8) so I have been at 8 for over 6 months and was just starting to get bored.

I'm going to max my storages out then throw up a 7 day shield the last two days of the upgrade so I can max my storages as well. I'm going to do the two x-bows to start, along with the lab and second DE drill. I'll use my last builder to do the storages first to get them out the way. I figure after the x bows I'll build my extra wiz tower, AT, and AD, and do my walls while I get those defenses up to speed. I'll do the queen as soon as I get 40k DE.

[Revising]

Just remember this, once I see your loaded base with lvl 6 walls, expect to get flattened.

[Dpino]

Just remember this, once I see your loaded base with lvl 6 walls, expect to get flattened.

Hence the shield.

[Exodious]

I hope your upgrade works out well for you and wish you the best upgrading and having fun with it. That's the main idea, having fun with YOUR base the way YOU want to do it.

All roads lead to the same place eventually. In my opinion, even with a max town hall 8, if a town hall 9 wants your loot, they will take it. It's the same logic for th8 attacking th7.

For some people they would rather enjoy upgrading new things than to sit a wait days for tesla and AD to upgrade while watching th9 come in and just take everything regardless of skull walls since both lvl7 and 8 walls take the same amount of wallbreakers to destroy.

If you are one of those people who enjoy doing that, good for you!

Again best of luck on your road.

Exodious.

[dave5872]

I literally just did the same thing, although my defenses are stronger (everything maxed except level 9 archer towers, all 3 ADs are upgrading to 6 right now and will finish before TH is done). But my walls are only all level 6. In my case I was an EXTREMELY premie 8 (i literally had like TH5 defense when I went to 8) so I have been at 8 for over 6 months and was just starting to get bored.

I'm going to max my storages out then throw up a 7 day shield the last two days of the upgrade so I can max my storages as well. I'm going to do the two x-bows to start, along with the lab and second DE drill. I'll use my last builder to do the storages first to get them out the way. I figure after the x bows I'll build my extra wiz tower, AT, and AD, and do my walls while I get those defenses up to speed. I'll do the queen as soon as I get 40k DE.

Please upgrade your army camps before spending elixir on a second drill. Trust me on this one.

[LennyMontana]

in my opinion, ..

i dont think SupaCell ever actually intended that we Max everything a Town Hall is Capable of before upgrading.

Firstly, if you simply look at the colors and styles of the Cannons, walls etc, even the badges that go with rank, they all match up at certain levels, For instance the Black L11cannons and TH9 etc etc .

Also , there are certain things I need that just arent available at a lower town hall level , ... I was busy upgrading everthing i could and waiting on my TH 10 upgrade when i decided i wanted to get Dragons to L4 , First notice i saw was that i needed a Level 8 Lab ( this is when I had L6!) So i rapidly upgraded to 7 , then as I went to do the next upgrade, i am told i need a TH 10 in order to get a L8 Lab , in order to get L4 and higher dragons!

So i think , within reason, its just a matter of what you prioritise, whether it be defenses or Troop upgrades, either can take you high into Crystal and Masters, but of course eventually you need both, thats why i think crystal 1 is one of the hardest ranks to break out of, and Masters 3 ,one of the most often dropped out of.

Its at this point TH8 sightings are as rare as hens teeth ( i did see a th7 last week tho at Masters 2!) , It can be done, with maxed defences, ...but surely the advantages of XBows and Inferno Towers are just a no brainer once you can afford them?

Cheers LM .

[enricosr]

I go to th 9 at almost the same condition like you except i have levl 8 cannon and archer tower, not all troop upgraded, and higher level walls. In early th 9, it is all about elixir. You need to max those camps, spell factory, lab+ troop, and also drill. I do my xbow like 1 or 2 weeks after i reach th 9 because i focus on elixir stuff first but it is up to you. Also, make sure you can get 40k de during townhall upgrade. She is a big help.

[gringoboy70]

Ya you messed up. Farming is going to be tediously slow for you already for the first few weeks and your base can easily be raided by anyone now. You seriously have pink walls as a th9?

[Revising]

Hence the shield.

Your shield can't protect you forever