Zapping is good for the game for the reasons listed above and more. Changing it to be artificially less than the normal damage calculation is a bad idea.
One of the main points against nerf zapping is fairness. Any th9 can steamroll a th7 with no skill whatsoever. The th7 has to waste a lot of elixir to get it back. Th9s has better defenses so the best th7 won't stand a chance against his base. All is fair, you steamroll my base, I zapping your de. Stop whineing please. I'm sick and tired of these threads.
A simpler way to reduce the effects of zapping is to make DE storage take 0.5x damage from spells, similarly to how goblins do 2x dmg on resource buildings, except in the opposite direction
Still, I like zapping and it's a good way for people to get revenge against attackers who are 2 TH levels above them
If you upgrade you de storage, the amount of de you can steal is less. No need to make a harder way for lower town halls to get de.
Thanks RawGFX for the sig!
First off lemme state that YES I DO LIKE ZAPPING DE ON FARMING BASES
Second off I would like to say although this is painful for you, everyone goes through it and that's how the influx of dark elixer works. That is the point of farming. And so what if i like linkin park? They make gr8 musik. But srsly, people are able to net a greater amount of dark elixer every day with people zapping their de storage. Make sure u keep farming for DE and it shouldnt be a problem. Pce ♥♥♥♥
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