Paying trap prices with regular (purple) elixir

[PB13]

Whether it's upgrading them or simply repairing them, I think it'd be really helpful to have the option of either replacing trap related costs with elixir (changing it from gold) OR having an option to pay between the two (such as with high level walls).

At times when I'm wanting to work on my base and not go into battle, I find it hard to see a regular use for elixir other than removing obstacles, and would rather be saving/spending gold on other things, otherwise there is a bigger target for having so much elixir. What do others think?

[farglschmitz]

Traps are a defense. Gold is used for defenses, and elixir is for attacking. The only reason walls lvl9+ are able to have elixir be used instead of gold is because the prices are so ridiculous (maxed storages only give you 2 lvl11 walls). Traps are cheap, and don't need an elixir substitute.

[itblobboy]

I don't think so.

While I do hate having to waste such large amounts of gold every time I get raided, I don't think changing the resource it costs is as viable as reducing the cost a little bit at lower levels (and making them increase better each level... Probably reduce the base stats. Except for regular bombs, those things aren't worth much anyway.)

In the end though...

Traps are gold.
Xbow is elixir.
Inferno tower is dark elixir.

[Buttermink]

I don't think so.

While I do hate having to waste such large amounts of gold every time I get raided, I don't think changing the resource it costs is as viable as reducing the cost a little bit at lower levels (and making them increase better each level... Probably reduce the base stats. Except for regular bombs, those things aren't worth much anyway.)

In the end though...

Traps are gold.
Xbow is elixir.
Inferno tower is dark elixir.

I wish I could quote your title. Awesome reference.

[PB13]

I understand what you mean about the categorisation of uses for gold (defending) and elixir (attacking) and appreciate that clarification. The trouble I find is that traps aren't always cheap. For some, it can easily be over 100K if many/all traps are deployed, and depending on frequency of attacks that can amount to huge expenses.