I hate people using a lightning spell on my de storage!!!

[rwelshjr]

I might have, not sure how it reads. I only got 2 hours of sleep last night, so I might be a bit grouchy today. Sorry y'all!



I can go either way on whether such familiarity should lead someone to realize that zapping is good for the game, based on the mechanics alone. I think it takes an understanding of some of the metagames (like farming, placing TH outside for shields, TH sniping to push, etc.).

Once it was explained to me several times, I kinda understood it intellectually. But it took another couple months of playing the game to really realize just how good it is for the game. You kinda get to the point where you've seen the game from multiple perspectives (farming, pushing, warring, trying to farm WHILE pushing, etc.), and it just "clicks".


That said, someone familiar with the mechanics of the game should just "know" that making a lightning spell do damage to a DE storage, but not steal any dark elixir, is so screwy on so many levels, that the idea should be thrown away before someone takes the time to create a suggestion thread in this subforum. Anyone that makes such a suggestion shouldn't be saying things like "I know the mechanics of the game", because clearly, they don't.

My responses were not aimed at you. They were for the OP.

Your own responses I thought were fine. I didn't agree with every word, but you made reasonable arguments for your points. And you certainly were not sounding driven by rage.

We will always have screwy suggestions from people venting their outrage that they got zapped. The problem for them started when they thought they were being so clever to think of dropping really low to where no one could touch them. And then when they find out that people can actually touch them they automatically think it must be a game defect or someone cheeting because otherwise they might have to face up to thinking that they are not as clever as they wanted to think they are. But no matter what anyone says they always know the truth inside so that just makes them more angry as they fight to not admit it to themselves. And then with their anger clouding their reason they get into really wacky ideas on how to fix what isn't broken.

[WarrenJames]

Wow. This poll is even more lopsided than the last couple. I shouldn't be surprised though. Once we get past the kneejerk emotional reaction zapping really is good for the game for all of the repeatedly documented reasons.

I think most players on Clash of Clans need a counselor.

No really! Joking tone aside, I have honestly thought that what's-her-name-village-helper should step in on the first few devastating raids on the village and give the player some prospective on things.

"We tried our best to hold them off Chief, but they overran the entire village. Normally we would be out of luck, and out a home, but the layline that we are on helps rebuild quickly. Seems like we'll need it. Good news is that we were able to save most of our stored Gold and Elixir. When being attacked, we lock down as much loot as we can, keeping most of it out of the hands of the raider, so thankfully we aren't broke either. Best muster up the troops! We need to recover our losses and build up if we are to have any chance out here!"

Off the top of my head dialog/monolog from her. Yes, likely too long, but still, point is to bring tempers down, and enjoyment up.

[Irthmus12]

what really sucks is when you get attacked for 1.6 dark by a th9

[ironagedave]

speaking from my TH8 account perspective I am more annoyed that people are not playing ball and sniping my th and those pesky TH9s stealing 2k dark elixr than I am or ever will be with the zapping thing.

I honestly think the cap is not very good between th9 and th8 I have less than 30K and still get robbed 2k DE which would take solid comitment to get back to break even again for a TH8 - that's my gripe anyways -

[rwelshjr]

speaking from my TH8 account perspective I am more annoyed that people are not playing ball and sniping my th and those pesky TH9s stealing 2k dark elixr than I am or ever will be with the zapping thing.

I honestly think the cap is not very good between th9 and th8 I have less than 30K and still get robbed 2k DE which would take solid comitment to get back to break even again for a TH8 - that's my gripe anyways -

Agreeed getting raided by higher bases is worse.

The irony is that it is mostly the owners of these higher bases that get mad when the lower guys then turn around and zap them.

[WarrenJames]

speaking from my TH8 account perspective I am more annoyed that people are not playing ball and sniping my th and those pesky TH9s stealing 2k dark elixr than I am or ever will be with the zapping thing.

I honestly think the cap is not very good between th9 and th8 I have less than 30K and still get robbed 2k DE which would take solid comitment to get back to break even again for a TH8 - that's my gripe anyways -

Be glad DE caps out at having 33k in storage (no cap for drills or CC looting). I had 40-50k for the longest time, and if it wasn't for that cap, I'd be losing a lot more per raid than just 1.8k (cap is 2k × 90% loot penalty for TH9).

Still, that one raid on me is almost 24 hours worth of passive Drill production!

If you are getting 2k+ loses from raids, you need to check your drills more or something. Because they never get over 2k on me, unless they catch me just before waking up, and having not been attacked all night, which is rare.

75% of what is in the drills can be looted, so keep that in mind (not 50% lootable from gold mines and collectors)

Agreeed getting raided by higher bases is worse.

The irony is that it is mostly the owners of these higher bases that get mad when the lower guys then turn around and zap them.

And that's why I revenge zap them.

But really, that kind of gameplay, trading rage back and forth, is bad, to put it very mildly for the censors.

[BlahBlah161616]

...And I hate when people don't use the search button.

I don't use it, I just work hard to think of something unique...

[SanatShahir]

So, we've all had that one ♥♥♥♥ who drops a spell on your DE storage then leaves. Pretty darned annoying.

People are coming up with all sorts of elaborate solutions to this but this one is much more simple.

What do we not want to happen? A lightning spell to take DE from the storage. Notice the specific wording of that. I mentioned nothing about damage.

My idea is that lightning spells can still damage a DE storage, but don't take any DE. It's so simple, why hasn't anyone said this yet??

SC, please do this!!

they can rather make an update than hidden teslas absorb lightning spells..it seems legit coz a tesla can also act as a lightning rod insulator..

[rwelshjr]

they can rather make an update than hidden teslas absorb lightning spells..it seems legit coz a tesla can also act as a lightning rod insulator..

This is just a retread of another old idea that shouldn't happen and won't.

But in the interest of fun I will throw out a twist. A tesla is nothing of the sort if it is still in the ground. So say hat the tesla cannot absorb anything until the troops get to it to trigger it. And also to absorb it only absorb the portion of the energy that actually hits it. So if it is next to a structure that is the central target, that structure is still the central target and takes the central blast while the tesla absorbs and is unharmed by the side part that hits it. (unless it is still underground in which case it is not a factor at all)

[PSIPIG]

Op being a cry baby lol