Do th9's and certainly th10's even zap de? In my experience this scummy practice is the reserve of lower level th's unable to mine and raid the de conventionally. At th10 with three maxed drills you have de coming out of your ears. No need to waste your patiently trained spells on de zapping.
it is my opinion that the low level th's first getting a taste for de and maybe saving for that barb king will always zap. it is a big novelty at that level and the loss of elixir is worth getting your hands on a bit of de for the first time.
Playing Clash of Clans since October 2013. TH10. XP Level 118. OLD FOLKS' HOME
Playing Boom Beach since July 2014. HQ20. XP Level 50. UK BOOMERS
Sums it up. And there are a few around that started playing before spells existed at all. And then when they first were introduced they took 12-15 HOURS PER SPELL to cook, so NO ONE used them at all. Except for once a day, kind of as a joke. But... it did teach you how to raid without them. And you always felt 'dirty' if you had to use a spell at all, especially when farming.
Then... spells used elixir, and even an old school player who had been through all those other things learned it was pretty smart to use spells all over the place, even to zap DE. Why not? Elixir is (was) useless...
However, I think this does represent an interesting balance to the game.
Classic Joke:
Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I do THIS! Doctor: Well, don't do that!
Clash of Clans version:
Player: It hurts when I play in Legend League. Logic: Well, don't do that!
7200 DE per 24 hrs just from collectors before raiding. How much de do you make from lightning sniping? Good maths smart ♥♥♥♥.
Playing Clash of Clans since October 2013. TH10. XP Level 118. OLD FOLKS' HOME
Playing Boom Beach since July 2014. HQ20. XP Level 50. UK BOOMERS