A lot of questions after recent update. Cry for help?

[Pseudotropheus]

I farm a lot and so advancing I have no issues doing so. I find that if i focus on one set of objects or aspect that I complete the said task mush faster. focus on one set of objects at a time. If i want too, I can upgrade anything I want.

My issue has been the AI, learning and how to counter act it. It is hurting my farming and war performances and am losing a lot of trophies right now, but if other people are having greater success, I am trying to get advice or clues as to what strategies to use and what changes to make to these said strategies to be more succesful.

My army compositions are just getting destroyed all of a sudden.

[Ctowndrama]

I'm a maxed Th9(well,nearly. About 50 lavas left and Heros but besides that maxed) and the most aggravating AI change to me and the clan I lead seems to be the wallbreakers. They're doing the most damage to my attack strategy. I no longer no where they're going to go and for some reason my troops aren't going to the center as easily as they used to. Before anyone jumps down my throat about my gameplay ability, I was three starring maxed Th9s no problem beforehand. Now, it's not as dramatic of a change as the OP is stating(not saying it's not occurring to him, just saying in my case I'm not noticing a major change with all AI's) but it's definitely changed and making me need to practice much more and learn how the troops are moving now. The wallbreakers definitely are much MUCH different than before, instead of running through the first row of walls to the second like they used to they bust the first row, then they walk halfway around the map to the other side instead of going through the first row to the second row which is MUCH MUCH closer then the walls they end up going to. This part is definitely taking its toll on my war attacks and as I said earlier, my witches,wiz even heros decide to walk AROUND the base instead of going inside like they used to. Even if there's something right in front of them through the broken wall, they'll walk around outside to much further away buildings. I've definitely noticed the change and so has my clan...and so has my war star count haha...but I doubt they'll make any changes anytime soon (especially since the whole company is on vacation for the whole month? I mean...wouldn't it be logical to maybe do half the company vacation in July and Half in August to at least keep a multi-billion dollar company functioning?😈 enjoy your vacation!) all jokes aside though maybe in a month or so they'll make some tweaks or perhaps we'll end up waiting for October when ClashCon unveils something awesome. Hoping for some tweaks though soon.

[Pseudotropheus]

Cnaf, I know of their intent on that aspect, but all of our wars are pretty close. I feel like we get overmatched a lot, but I dont really complain about it anymore as it goes both ways sometimes and it happens, so I try and keep the cumulative score down.

Our wars were always typically pretty close. We have 3 or 4 ties, 65 wins majority by 5 stars or less.

[necro17000]

Ive been playing the game for approx. 18 months i believe, im a th9 L106. I have been a solid 2 star and 3 star attacker through farming and through clan wars.

I am having one hell of a hard time trying to figure out what changed with the AI. The buildings increased 10-15% isnt helping. Skellie traps are wiping out L5 hogriders in seconds, and my attacks have been diminished to embarrassing 0-1 star attacks. Using all the same augmented GoWipe, Gowiwi, etc... I found that mixing these styles was best.

Unfortunately, I am not the only one experiencing this and my whole clan is suffering from it along with at least 10 other clans I know and am friendly with. People are tired of learning how to play a new game every 6 months and since the update, due to the AI changes, nobody wants to play anymore.

We are calling it "FUPDATE 2015" the update that killed the game.

I am curious as to how and if people have found a way to combat the changes, as I have tried more attack styles than I have ever used before and nothing is working. I am the leader of the clan and I am doing my damnest right now to keep pushing forward and keep my guys going. WE WANT TO PLAY! The update is making it very difficult for people to wanna play, as it has made it "not fun to play" are the words people seem to be using the most. Im kinda serious about my account, and I too am having trouble keeping the enthusiasm since the update.

Some advice would be much appreciated. Please dont take this post as me complaining. I just wanna play the game and have fun again.

That is the whole purpose of the game. keep changing to keep people interested and to keep people from gemming. Everyday many new people join the game and many people drop off for a gazillion of reason. those who cant keep up with updates are those i think supercell is happy to drop, since this group don't gem much. Rest of the folks will either live with it, or gem up all the new updates and show off their new capability.

[HFlashman]

I farm a lot and so advancing I have no issues doing so. I find that if i focus on one set of objects or aspect that I complete the said task mush faster. focus on one set of objects at a time. If i want too, I can upgrade anything I want.

My issue has been the AI, learning and how to counter act it. It is hurting my farming and war performances and am losing a lot of trophies right now, but if other people are having greater success, I am trying to get advice or clues as to what strategies to use and what changes to make to these said strategies to be more succesful.

My army compositions are just getting destroyed all of a sudden.

Healer / queen is my current favorite in researching effectiveness. If that healer picks up my queen it's gonna be a sweet ending ahead. To keep her going straight, she's in the back of the Battle order and I'll drop two archers first.. If they go left ( or right) there's not enough space cleared out so I'll drop the queen further away in the opposite direction the archers took.

I'll do same trick with barbs and the king. I've found it won't work if you use barbs with queen or archers for king ( Archer queen.. Archers. Etc)

Hogs are running wild these days. I carry six in my usual army and most of the time they get deep in, allowing the Giants to follow making that wave of penetration.

[Pseudotropheus]

Hogs were running rampant, since update they are virtually useless. I just used a combo, of 1 golem, 2 pekkas, 15 wizards, 8 breakers and 16 hogs with 4 heals. This combo has been absolutely brutal for me for nearly 2 years.

I got a whopping 84%, 1 star. That's what happens every time since update. I feel differently than some. I play a game for long periods of time because you will start to get really good. When the game changes, it sets you back. People get tired of being setback and starting over.

I don't want to learn a new video game, it's the only one I play and I won't DO any other games, this one gets my full attention, or at least what I can give it.

[Pseudotropheus]

Through 3 clan wars since update. Our clans top 3 guys that consistently 3 starred th9's, have dropped to 0-1 star attackers, while the guys who are 1-2 star attackers, are now 2-3 star attackers.

[BasedP0tat0]

Yea game sucks now that you can't just mindlessly roll your face on the screen with gowipe troops and expect at least a 2 star... Now I have to be all strategious and come up with new ways to get my troops in the right direction. or different strategies to get the 3 star. Uggghhh

[yellarfever]

I have been playing close to 3 years and it seems every update has "killed this game". lol

Exactly. The complaining never stops. I still win just as much if not better with this new update and I've been playing for 3 years.

[Expat]

Hogs were running rampant, since update they are virtually useless. I just used a combo, of 1 golem, 2 pekkas, 15 wizards, 8 breakers and 16 hogs with 4 heals. This combo has been absolutely brutal for me for nearly 2 years.

I got a whopping 84%, 1 star. That's what happens every time since update. I feel differently than some. I play a game for long periods of time because you will start to get really good. When the game changes, it sets you back. People get tired of being setback and starting over.

I don't want to learn a new video game, it's the only one I play and I won't DO any other games, this one gets my full attention, or at least what I can give it.

I agree. I used to get 90-100% with hogs every time. Since the update most of my gohog or hybrid hog war attacks are 60-80%. I see the youtube videos where people are still getting 3 stars with hogs, but I'm not having much luck with them at all.

Our clan used to 3 star all the th9s without too much difficulty. We're not even getting the low 9s regularly since the update. So it's not just me that's in a rut. Meanwhile, opponent clans run mindless gowipe after mindless gowipe for 50-55% and get the same number of stars.