Defensive Structure: Lightning Rod

[HydroPenguin]

For all of those thousands stupid whiners requesting lightning spell to be nerfed using some kind of building (specifically, the lighning rod), this is pretty much the best idea for a lighning rod.

[NuclearKiller42]

How about no.

[Siddmaster]

Stop giving this guy pains, people! Even though this is posted frequently, this goes into more detail than any thread I'd ever seen about a lightning rod!

To OP: Reduce costs by 2 mil for the 1st 2 levels, 1 mil for the 3rd level, and none for the last level.

[rwelshjr]

I am of the group that has read just too many lightning rod suggestions and knows them for what they are.

But the OP did give it good thought, you have to credit that. And he was decent about it when he got all the negative response. (Often we get a butt hurt kid throwing a tantrum and then guys antagonize him for amusement to the tune of 14 pages)

Since the OP did do such a good job and is being deent lets give him the benefit of the rest of the info...

Here is what SC said about DE zapping....

There are no plans to change this right now.

It's annoying, but all in all not a very profitable or efficient strategy.

Get revenge, three star their base!

Also, a lot of guys do respond to that asking why they would not fix it so here is my own attempt at trying to repeat an explanation we were give a long ways back..

The reason they won't change it is because it is crucial for the health of the overall game. Players push down to lower levels to make themselves unraidable. And also down there they can be an irresistible force that takes from pretty much any other base at will. So to create a balance SC has to give the other people at that level a way to strike back at that guy. It certainly doesn't level the field nor should it. But at least they can sting him a little and force him to choose whether he wants to go back up to his level or endure that.

Imagine if they took it away. That would mean that there was a way for higher players to render themselves completely invincible to any form of attack. If there was a way to do that pretty much everyone would dive on it and the game would stop. The lower players would all get pummeled by the higher players until they quit and the higher players would go no where. It would be impossible for any more new players to even get off the ground.

So as much as you may not like it when you get zapped you have to remember that your feelings (or any individual player) are not their first concern. They are running and entire virtual world with its own economy and ecology that they have to keep in balance. They have millions of dollars riding on this and shareholders to answer to so if they ever let that get out of balance they are in serious trouble. (I don't know how long you have been playing but a few months ago they made a miscalculation and despite getting it corrected in just a few weeks they are still recovering what they lost from it)

[jonnguy2014]

Ugh, not ANOTHER lightning rod thread...

[Goody9629]

this is pretty much the best idea for a lighning rod.

Thanks! I did my best to give it thought outside of just whining about DE. I wish some of the more negative commenters would read through it for its other uses before just blatantly shooting down or shrugging it off. (And if you did and still feel that way, thanks for your time!)

[Goody9629]

Stop giving this guy pains, people! Even though this is posted frequently, this goes into more detail than any thread I'd ever seen about a lightning rod!

To OP: Reduce costs by 2 mil for the 1st 2 levels, 1 mil for the 3rd level, and none for the last level.

Thanks for the constructive feedback! I had really jacked up prices so it wouldn't be a necessarily easy/unbalanced structure. I'll leave the prices be for now, and alter them if the thread gets a little more positive/encouraging light!

[Goody9629]

But the OP did give it good thought, you have to credit that. And he was decent about it when he got all the negative response. (Often we get a butt hurt kid throwing a tantrum and then guys antagonize him for amusement to the tune of 14 pages)

Since the OP did do such a good job and is being deent lets give him the benefit of the rest of the info...

Thanks for the analysis, clarification, and positive feedback! I did my best to put thought into the post aside from just crying about my Dark Elixir.

I do totally get what you're saying though, and realistically, I know in a few weeks when I graduate from TH8 the DE I do lose will be petty cash, I just thought it'd be interesting to see what the forum worlds had to say.

Overall, thanks!

[Goody9629]

Ugh, not ANOTHER lightning rod thread...

You betcha! (Don't worry, friend, I've been made well aware of the error of my ways...)

[palaban4]

No need for a lightning rod. Lightning spell was meant to do damage and resource buildings are meant to be stolen when damaged. I know it's annoying for your resources to be stolen but this is the primary gameplay of CoC - steal, steal, steal, and steal more the easiest way as possible.

You can be zapped again and again if you don't have a shield so you better move your TH outside if you have capped DE (2k+ available DE). When a zapper came he will not only zap your DE, he will be able to give you also a shield. This way you won't be zapped the 2nd time around which is annoying. For me, being zapped and given a shield at the same time is better than getting steamrolled and loose all my loot.