Personal Break Clarification and Transparency

[oblivian27]

huh.. The video, besides having gone sideways, doesn't prove the key point in your claim that your boost was gone when you returned. If it had, it either means, 1) A glitch prevented the actual boost command from being registered on the server, and lost no gems, 2) A glitch that lost a legitimately done boost. The first one seems more likely, as I can't see the server making a mistake like that.

The timeline bar idea is to help prevent losing 6-8 mins of boost time (equivalent of 24- 32 mins of training time). Some may say that isn't a big loss since most big armies worth boosting would take longer to do that 6 mins, but it highly dependents on how much is already trained up, and how much you can queue before having to leave.

Anyway, sorry about the frustration, but part of that is really a technical issue, in regards losing the entire boost; and another is on a different topic of available targets.

I've lost boosts too, very easy to happen. Watch some war attacks, scout bases, farm for a bit , boost Natasha and spell factories and get endlessly booted because nobody is attacking your during PB. 40+ gems wasted + frustration of not being able to play when you have a block of spare time. I don't know who you are but you seem like the opposite of helpful and mostly just riding supercell's crotch on this issue.

Anyway, this is clearly a big issue for a lot of people who have dumped a lot of money this game. I know I won't keep playing off it isn't fixed. And it has nothing to do with TH snipes being removed. I'm glad that made that change.

[Mcgoozery]

huh.. The video, besides having gone sideways, doesn't prove the key point in your claim that your boost was gone when you returned. If it had, it either means, 1) A glitch prevented the actual boost command from being registered on the server, and lost no gems, 2) A glitch that lost a legitimately done boost. The first one seems more likely, as I can't see the server making a mistake like that.

The timeline bar idea is to help prevent losing 6-8 mins of boost time (equivalent of 24- 32 mins of training time). Some may say that isn't a big loss since most big armies worth boosting would take longer to do that 6 mins, but it highly dependents on how much is already trained up, and how much you can queue before having to leave.

Anyway, sorry about the frustration, but part of that is really a technical issue, in regards losing the entire boost; and another is on a different topic of available targets.

I really enjoyed your original post. There were some great ideas. However, I would be remiss if I didn't point out that the issues I am having are in no way of a technical nature. I have been kicked every day that my clan is involved in war because I am checking in to donate or watch replays. I then try to farm at night and am kicked from the game. This is San issue for all my clan members, and not an isolated incident. The idle mode is a fantastic idea, but until implemented the game should revert back to the previous break system. I love your threads and agree with most of what you have to say, particularly the brouhaha over the dead base issue, but it seems you are missing a global game issue. Simply put, I can't play the game at night because I check in during the day. Idle would fix this, yes, but until then give me back my game.

[WarrenJames]

I've lost boosts too, very easy to happen. Watch some war attacks, scout bases, farm for a bit , boost Natasha and spell factories and get endlessly booted because nobody is attacking your during PB. 40+ gems wasted + frustration of not being able to play when you have a block of spare time. I don't know who you are but you seem like the opposite of helpful and mostly just riding supercell's crotch on this issue.

Anyway, this is clearly a big issue for a lot of people who have dumped a lot of money this game. I know I won't keep playing off it isn't fixed. And it has nothing to do with TH snipes being removed. I'm glad that made that change.

Just... let me get my math straight here. I do mess up on doing calculations, and it is quite frustrating. But honestly I thought I had this figured. How does 6 mins of downtime, even in the 6-15 shuffle, totally eat up your boost? Totally.. as in completely, lefting nothing left kind of 'total'.

You know you will be booted off in 15 mins after the 6 mins of downtime. There is (or should damn well be) a timer in the form of a 15 min Village Guard. So, 6 mins.. can train part of a good sized army (as said 24 mins worth of training time), and then 15 mins of online time, which can be used to train the rest of the way, attack; and maybe get another army made and attack again, if lucky, before shuffled off for 6 more minutes.

... Where is the complete loss here? Yes, it is annoying as hell, that is not in dispute. But I read a total loss. That, as far as I can see, is not total... There is a loss, yes, and if the timing is off, quite a bit of loss from being out of sync.

What is it I'm missing?

I really enjoyed your original post. There were some great ideas. However, I would be remiss if I didn't point out that the issues I am having are in no way of a technical nature. I have been kicked every day that my clan is involved in war because I am checking in to donate or watch replays. I then try to farm at night and am kicked from the game. This is San issue for all my clan members, and not an isolated incident. The idle mode is a fantastic idea, but until implemented the game should revert back to the previous break system. I love your threads and agree with most of what you have to say, particularly the brouhaha over the dead base issue, but it seems you are missing a global game issue. Simply put, I can't play the game at night because I check in during the day. Idle would fix this, yes, but until then give me back my game.

Let me quote myself...

The fact that it measures cumulative playtime, without a Shield, which still counts against you, even after what most would think is a long enough amount of downtime. (aka, too complex for most people to just casually grasp until it is too late)

Last I read, being logged off for 3 hours straight can reset your PBT. 3 hours! Who does that if they are an avid player?! I sure has heck don't!

So what you are missing is that you just need to just be logged off for 3 hours straight, and you'll be fine with raiding at night.

Yeah, very unintuitive... Which why a timeline is very much needed, not just a simple timer.

idk.. am I missing something else? I feel like I'm seeing things clearly enough, but that feeling isn't always correct. I am only human.
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and... at about this time of night, especially after typing a lot (and wow have I typed tonight), I've used up most of my mental 'data allotment', and text starts to look more and more jumbled. ... OK fine... calling it a night. Will check just later.

Added Edit: And thanks for the complement. Meant to say that, but mind wander off... again. Was more out of it than I first realized.