Which troop to upgrade? (read first)

[RedSmurf]

Couple reasons:
1. The challenge. I don't find this game very difficult, just overly long in build times.
2. I think the advice about maxing first is just wrong and based on a biased sample of bad players who couldn't adapt, so im going to prove it.
3. I have some free time.
4. Th8 looks like th6: basically a half level. It seems to me that you actually go up a level in power at 5, 7, and 9.
5. I was going to wait for the 4th builder, but it looks like at the current rate I'll have it in 2 weeks plus you get like 50-60 gems or something just from two achievements tied to th8.
6. I am deleting 4 other games i was playing.
7. Th9 looks way more fun than 7, 8 or 10.
8. I need the air defenses.
9. I want the th9 stuff like aq, xbow, etc.
10. Skull walls are ugly and uncool.
11. Storages are not an issue like earlier levels, you can go with 2x lvl 11s until late in th9.
12. I always fill my storages anyway so i might as well get more.

Interesting. I'm moving up to th9 early too, just not as quickly as you're doing it. The only thing I'm not maxing are some research upgrades, walls, lvl 10 on archer towers, and teslas.

[Superhal]

Interesting. I'm moving up to th9 early too, just not as quickly as you're doing it. The only thing I'm not maxing are some research upgrades, walls, lvl 10 on archer towers, and teslas.

If you unleash the four horsemen of the apocalypse, let me know.

[RedSmurf]

If you unleash the four horsemen of the apocalypse, let me know.

Lol you'll be the first one to know. And good luck on your journey. Be sure to make a thread when your ready to move on up to TH 10, it'd be cool to see before and after screenshots of your base.

[Superhal]

Lol you'll be the first one to know. And good luck on your journey. Be sure to make a thread when your ready to move on up to TH 10, it'd be cool to see before and after screenshots of your base.

10 looks lame, im going to wait a few updates to see if they add more stuff...atm, its following the half level/full level pattern.

[Superhal]

Almost there, I'm still deciding between archer and goblin.

Goblin:
Pro: I'm using it more than any other troop at the moment. I'd say in the past 3-4 days, I've used about 90-95% goblins, 5% other stuff, and 5% stuff for clan donations. Without the clan donations, maybe over 97%. Mohawks are ultra cool.
Con: They're so effective now, they don't need to be raised. Also, if I do raise them, the additional cost to build might not translate into bigger profit, e.g. cost will increase by 25%, will that equal 25% more profit? I don't think so. Additional hitpoints are minimal at best and I doubt it will make much of a difference. Not wanted for clan donations.

Archers:
Pro: In the long run, will be part of virtually any army comp. DPS jump is a massive 25%. Cool green cloak.
Con: I'm not using them right now nor in the near future. Very desirable for clan donations.

Both: Cost to upgrade is the same for both.

I think it's coming down to what do I need now, not later.

edit: i went with archers. Main pont for me was that goblins rule right now, they don't need upgrading.

[qredett]

Couple reasons:
1. The challenge. I don't find this game very difficult, just overly long in build times.
2. I think the advice about maxing first is just wrong and based on a biased sample of bad players who couldn't adapt, so im going to prove it.
3. I have some free time.
4. Th8 looks like th6: basically a half level. It seems to me that you actually go up a level in power at 5, 7, and 9.
5. I was going to wait for the 4th builder, but it looks like at the current rate I'll have it in 2 weeks plus you get like 50-60 gems or something just from two achievements tied to th8.
6. I am deleting 4 other games i was playing.
7. Th9 looks way more fun than 7, 8 or 10.
8. I need the air defenses.
9. I want the th9 stuff like aq, xbow, etc.
10. Skull walls are ugly and uncool.
11. Storages are not an issue like earlier levels, you can go with 2x lvl 11s until late in th9.
12. I always fill my storages anyway so i might as well get more.

I went from TH5 to TH8 and I couldn't find good resources at first. Then I brought my trophy count up and i was finding easy 150K of each bases. I don't think premature THs are as big of a deal as everyone makes them out to be. I was level 44 when I went to town hall 8, now level 75 TH8, doing fine.

[Swimmer]

I went from TH5 to TH8 and I couldn't find good resources at first. Then I brought my trophy count up and i was finding easy 150K of each bases. I don't think premature THs are as big of a deal as everyone makes them out to be. I was level 44 when I went to town hall 8, now level 75 TH8, doing fine.

He isnt saying he is staying at th 8, he is saying he goes, form that lvl 44 th lvl 8 to a lvl 45 th lvl 9