
Originally Posted by
JohnnyPC
I agree. Ever since the original wall/elixir feature update, I have had NO PROBLEM collecting elixir. Gold is the problem - In general there are so many more gold-based upgrades. Plus NEXTing can cost 100's of k Gold.
I've also found I get raided much less when one of my resources is really low - if I'm saving gold, I spend all of my elixir on cheap stuff like walls; if I'm saving elixir, I spend gold on cheap stuff. If both resource levels are high, that's a sure-fire way to get pillaged.
I went to TH9 several weeks ago (after maxing TH8 except walls) and I've been concentrating on the elixir-based upgrades first (camps, DE drills, lab research) which are all expensive. All of the new gold-based defenses and trap upgrades have been cheap, so I've been able to keep my gold storage low with those upgrades when my elixir storage is high. My PLAN was to get most of these elixir upgrades out of the way first, then when I'm saving for the expensive gold upgrades I can keep my elixir low by dumping it into walls. Now that I'm almost done with the elixir upgrades, SC makes this announcement! I was COUNTING ON being able to spend my elixir on walls!! I'm going to be up to my ears in elixir now that I'll have nowhere to spend it!! ARGH!!!!