Pre update getting elixir was as simple as sniping a few townhalls in crystal league. It was simple. However post update elixir has become a ridiculously difficult resource to farm for higher townhalls. This is partially to do with the dismemberment of sniping and a new system for searches that makes it even more likely to find your townhall level on attack. Let's say for instance you're a townhall 10. To cook a farming army at townhall 10 costs about 140k+. Now if you have to hit other townhall 10s (close to max) you may have to drop spells which can cost in excess of 100k. To simply break even you need to take 2 elixir storages and the townhall. And rely on bonus alone to be your profit. Additionally you need to make sure you're winning a raid using farming troops on a townhall 10, you may also be short a hero making the task more daunting. I believe the solution to this to be a raise to bonuses. Supercell wants players to push and they want to encourage attacks. It's a simple and effective solution. When we could snipe the bonus was practically infinite. Now even the most experienced of players are struggling.
