That was the case pre-update too. You wanted all your trash buildings, and collectors count as trash if you are emptying them regularly, outside of your walls so that you can protect the storages properly.
If you have the maximum amount of disposable buildings outside of the walls then you are more likely to get a >30% win. Obviously this is not a guarantee, just as having your TH out pre-update was no guarantee that you wouldn't get smashed by a 'bigger boy'.
Maybe someone already posted this but there is a possible compromise. It seems ridiculous that you are punished for having a good defense. What Super♥♥♥♥♥ should do is eliminate the 30% damage rule or reduce it to say 10-15%. The goal of the update supposedly was to prevent TH sniping. Well if the opponent still has to use 50% their troops TH sniping would still be eliminated as a way to get a shield but you would likely get shield if someone commits to a major attack. There are a lot of people who purposely abandon an attack in the 20-29% damage range or simply aren't good enough to reach 30%, but they use all or most their troops. Or perhaps add a 6 hour shield at 10% or something. The point is setting the bar at 30% punishes people for having a good defense.
People can't have their cake and eat it too. As a general rule, attackers are more skilled in higher leagues. If you choose to purposely lower your trophy count then you can expect to be attacked by lesser skilled players who are less likely to give you a shield.
If you're consistently getting attacked by full armies but not getting a shield, then your base is too strong for that league. You need to decide whether the reason for you being so low is worth it and deal with it, or move up.
I have to sit in Masters 1 so I can get pounded by TH10s and 11s. This way I can ensure a shield first time out and not lose more resources to a 20, 25% fail job that I was getting in lower leagues. So the solution is to move up to a spot where a bigger base can pound you for 50, 60% quickly and on the first go around.
Same here. Twice a day you get a crack at my capped DE. Which is exactly how many cracks you got at it pre update.
Level: 187 | TH10 | IGN: cnaf11
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