Surviving in the New Clash of Clans Era

[glim]

If you're not profiting where you are and aren't getting attacked then perhaps going up in leagues will give you better loot offers, allow you to get a shield, and attack through that shield. I attack through the shield to yield more resources than I was raided for.

I have 3 clans under my wing, no league offers good loot. I am not going up in trophies with my beginning TH10, just so developed Th10s can take everything. My tactic now is to sit it out until SC fixes the problem. I never needed a shield and think removing sniping is a good thing.

Dividing elixir over 5 points in 1 base is just too much for cheap armies. (which makes profit)

I strongly suggest SC give an shield to anyone that is attacked by more than 50% of an army. This way, when inactive players come back in the pool they have good loot to offer. It is almost the same as sniping, only you actually have to defend instead of getting sniped.

[glim]

In general, if attacks against you aren't reaching 30% its because the armies are weak and/or the attacker bad. By moving up in league, you'll encounter folks that will grant you a shield more regularly and prevent you from being nickel and dimed to death

I barely get attacked where I am now. Sometimes, just sometimes someone get 30%, If I want to attack I'll just eat my shield, don't care about it. I do not want it.

Btw, my collectors are inside my base and I don't get attacked while sleeping without a shield. There is just no point for me moving up.

[Smolson]

1) you will only be able to be seen by bases close to your th level
2) the amount of loot is considerablly less from lower th levels

And for that reason, a rushed th10 base with th6 defenses will be seen by other th10 and th11 bases. And that is fair and right. Dropping to bronze will not hide that base and it should not.

So what I would focus on is upgrading defenses, not rushing at all, not manipulating clan wars, good base design, and good farming practices.

my 2 cents.

Good points, I'll try and incorporate this into the guide. Thank you.

[kcresj]

if im never getting attacked why should i go up? i mean no defense means no loot lost

[dodgson]

In regards to PBT this comes from Anoushka

Personal Break Timer (PBT):

PBT is 3 hours: forced offline for 6 minutes after 3 hours cumulative online time without shield
PBT resets when gaining shield, or in other reset cases below
Buying 2-hour Village Guard from shop extends current PBT by 2 hours
PBT paused during server maintenance, but not reset


PBT reset cases:

After defense with shield: Full PBT reset
After a defense without shield OR 6-minute PBT kickout without defense: PBT extended (+15 minutes to PBT, +15 minutes Village Guard)
After 2nd consecutive defense without shield OR 6-minute PBT kickout without defense: PBT extended (+15 minutes to PBT, +15 minutes Village Guard)
After 3rd consecutive defense without shield OR 6-minute PBT kickout without defense: Full PBT reset + Free Village Guard based on League
After 30 minutes consecutive offline time without defense: Full PBT reset (no Village Guard given)


http://forum.supercell.net/showthrea...-Other-Changes

Yeah... it isn't working buddy. I signed off for a 2 hr nap a few days ago. When I signed back on the game told me my villagers needed a rest. I think supercell is having a lot of trouble figuring out when a player is actually on OR they are not reporting all failed attacks to the players. Something is going on. If you haven't experienced it great... but a lot more of us have experienced it than those of you claiming you never have.

[Smolson]

I have 3 clans under my wing, no league offers good loot. I am not going up in trophies with my beginning TH10, just so developed Th10s can take everything. My tactic now is to sit it out until SC fixes the problem. I never needed a shield and think removing sniping is a good thing.

Dividing elixir over 5 points in 1 base is just too much for cheap armies. (which makes profit)

I strongly suggest SC give an shield to anyone that is attacked by more than 50% of an army. This way, when inactive players come back in the pool they have good loot to offer. It is almost the same as sniping, only you actually have to defend instead of getting sniped.

In my experience thus far I have found loot fairly easy to come by. My idea of 'good' loot is anything over 200k for gold or elixir and anything over 1500 DE.

When I separate my loot into different areas of my base it has seemed to minimize my losses opposed to having it all in the same place which allows attackers to focus on getting to that single compartment.

What exactly are you waiting for SC to fix?

I barely get attacked where I am now. Sometimes, just sometimes someone get 30%, If I want to attack I'll just eat my shield, don't care about it. I do not want it.

Btw, my collectors are inside my base and I don't get attacked while sleeping without a shield. There is just no point for me moving up.

Are you wanting a shield or not? It sounds like you don't want one and don't feel like that's a bad thing either. If that's the case and you're content then sounds like you're in the right spot.

[Smolson]

if im never getting attacked why should i go up? i mean no defense means no loot lost

If you're never getting attacked and you never get a shield then the PBT is more likely to kick in while playing.

[Smolson]

Yeah... it isn't working buddy. I signed off for a 2 hr nap a few days ago. When I signed back on the game told me my villagers needed a rest. I think supercell is having a lot of trouble figuring out when a player is actually on OR they are not reporting all failed attacks to the players. Something is going on. If you haven't experienced it great... but a lot more of us have experienced it than those of you claiming you never have.

I can only speak to how the system is supposed to work. If you're having issues and feel that it is a bug then I would suggest you report it in this forum.

http://forum.supercell.net/forumdisp...-Problems-Bugs

[nerfedname]

I barely get attacked where I am now. Sometimes, just sometimes someone get 30%, If I want to attack I'll just eat my shield, don't care about it. I do not want it.

Btw, my collectors are inside my base and I don't get attacked while sleeping without a shield. There is just no point for me moving up.

If you're not getting attacked, that's not really a problem per se, although you may find you bump into the PBT more frequently. But if you can farm comfortably where you are while not fielding attacks, stay there.

Now, if you can't find good loot there, you may have to consider moving up to find bigger targets, but this may result in you getting attacked more and taking the occasional loss. At the end of the day, you're going to have to find a range that's comfortable for YOU and your playstyle.

[glim]

When I separate my loot into different areas of my base it has seemed to minimize my losses opposed to having it all in the same place which allows attackers to focus on getting to that single compartment.

Very smart move.

Only now it is divided 5 ways instead of the old 4 ways. When I raid and get 3 elixir storages with my barch (for example) I only get 3/5 instead of 3/4. To compare: 200k available, divided 5 ways is 40k per storage. Divided 4 ways is 50k per storage. 20% vs 25% or total 60% vs 75% or 120k vs 150k. It is the golden line what is profitable to get or not.

What exactly are you waiting for SC to fix?

Available elixir, PBT.

If you're never getting attacked and you never get a shield then the PBT is more likely to kick in while playing.

I get punished by PBT because I have good defenses and a smart layout. It hinders my interaction with my clanmates, for me the most important thing about clash. Having a laugh and doing wars together.

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In my experience thus far I have found loot fairly easy to come by. My idea of 'good' loot is anything over 200k for gold or elixir and anything over 1500 DE.

How much does your army cost?