Spying sucks (and suggested fix)

[LancerNZ]

Our clan is fighting lots, but it's a royal pain in the ♥♥♥ to have to switch the clan to "closed" every time a war starts (and back again at war end) in order to prevent the other team from signing up, peeking at our bases (where traps are, what we have in our castles) and reporting back for a cheap advantage. Our current war is being spoiled because all the bases with dragon backup have been mysteriously avoided. Expensive loss and not much fun to play.

Suggested fix: Currenly the clan type options are; "anyone can join", "invite only" and "closed". How about adding an option for "no joining once war initiated"? This would mean that the enemy team couldn't sneak in and report our strategies (not even with a second account).

[sw4gdaddy]

This is a really good idea, I agree this has to be fixed. However, I would rather see all members of that clan banned from joining an opposing clan period while the war is going on. This way you can still let new members in while warring, and have much less of a chance of getting spied on.

Great idea man!

[TheOneTheyCallSmasher]

1. Does this even happen that much?
2. Its not that difficult to change the clan to closed
3. Its not even much of an advantage.

[LancerNZ]

1. Does this even happen that much?
2. Its not that difficult to change the clan to closed
3. Its not even much of an advantage.

1. Search the forum. Absolutely. "They" think spying is "clever" and "like real war". :eek:
2. You're not in charge of a very active clan are you? Easy to do once, annoying to do every game.
3. You're obviously not donating good troops to your clan castles either. It's very expensive for those of us who are.

[rwelshjr]

This is a really good idea, I agree this has to be fixed. However, I would rather see all members of that clan banned from joining an opposing clan period while the war is going on. This way you can still let new members in while warring, and have much less of a chance of getting spied on.

Great idea man!

They still can have an account from outside the clan join. Basically this is part of the game and like any part of the game the only way to avoid being outsmarted is to be smarter than the other clan. (please don't start saying that's too hard)

To the OP I would have to strongly disagree that closing the clan is that great an effort. Most clans do it routinely with little fuss. There is no upside to leaving it open. Any clan that has to leave their clan open to recruit during a war so to populate the next war has far greater problems than a few spies getting in so that's really not a good reason to leave it open.

But if you don't want to close it then try showing decoy bases to them (bases that have the traps in different places) so that the info that they take back actually hurts them. With the base editor its easy to toggle in the real base just before battle day starts and the replays later of their fails are hilarious. If you hate spying you will do more to stop it by making it into an expensive mistake than you ever will by asking SC to do something.

[LancerNZ]

...I would rather see all members of that clan banned from joining an opposing clan period while the war is going on. This way you can still let new members in while warring, and have much less of a chance of getting spied on.

I thought about that way, but unfortunately there are people out there abusing secondary accounts in order to spy, not just join direct from the team they are playing against. Therefore, my suggestion is a means of blanket-banning joins while war is on.

If the "no join while in war/war prep" option was a tick-box, the it would allow for non-war time to be open (anyone can join) and also invite based. Otherwise, an extra two options would be needed.

[chrispeterson]

1. Search the forum. Absolutely. "They" think spying is "clever" and "like real war". :eek:
2. You're not in charge of a very active clan are you? Easy to do once, annoying to do every game.
3. You're obviously not donating good troops to your clan castles either. It's very expensive for those of us who are.

A very active clan wouldn't let people in during war and if they did then they know the person outside the game.

[rwelshjr]

I thought about that way, but unfortunately there are people out there abusing secondary accounts in order to spy, not just join direct from the team they are playing against. Therefore, my suggestion is a means of blanket-banning joins while war is on.

If the "no join while in war/war prep" option was a tick-box, the it would allow for non-war time to be open (anyone can join) and also invite based. Otherwise, an extra two options would be needed.

But for that just closing at the beginning of the war and opening at the end accomplishes the same thing. And contrary to OPs statement it really is not hard to do. Very easy in fact.

[Buttermink]

I thought about that way, but unfortunately there are people out there abusing secondary accounts in order to spy.

Abusing. I think you are being a little over - dramatic.

[SouthernSoftie]

Whilst spying is easily resolved by closing your clan during war I find myself in agreement, spying in my opinion is not in the spirit of competition and removes a layer of strategy that can potentially swing the outcome of wars and demoralise those that intend to play fairly.

However, I feel that the ability to view your teams placement of traps is irrelevant and should be removed, failing this, anybody who is still "new" should not be given the ability to see the placement of traps or the contents of the clan castle.