Clash of Clans

[Slayerik]

I enjoy this game. If Bat Country falls apart, PM me...we got a pretty active crew of guys in my clan. Anyways, CLASH ON

[Samwise]

This new builder base thing is weird -- basically a "new game plus"?  But it is nice to get to build stuff in 10 minutes again.   

The model of no resource stealing makes the stakes feel lower.  Which I guess is nice when you're trying to build something up from scratch, but it takes a lot of the strategic element out of the base building IMO.

[grebo]

Yeah, I don't get it... but maybe the gem mine is useful for the old base.

[luckton]

Came back to try the Builder Base. It's not bad. From what I've read it's Super Cell's attempt to bring refined mechanics and gameplay lessons learned from Clash of Clans, without actually doing a Clash of Clans 2 and retaining their player base in one game.

Really wish I could clear out debris without upgrading the BB, but I'll manage.

[Reg]

Once I figured out that (for now at least) a good base is more important than a good attack everything got easy. I get my daily bonus in ten minutes and spend it all on upgrades. I'm amazed that some people my level still haven't enclosed their bases.

[Samwise]

Came back to try the Builder Base. It's not bad. From what I've read it's Super Cell's attempt to bring refined mechanics and gameplay lessons learned from Clash of Clans, without actually doing a Clash of Clans 2 and retaining their player base in one game.

Yeah, that makes sense.  I probably wouldn't install a whole new game but having this new thing to mess around with is fun.

Figuring out fun stuff to do with the push traps is pretty cool.  Most people use them to push the troops away; I'm using them to catapult them further IN to my base (straight into my smasher) and that's working really well.   

[luckton]

Working my way through Builder Hall lvl 3, upgrading all the things until I move to BH4. Still enjoying the small-time aspect and simplicity. I can login, get my matches in, and then spend the rest of the day upgrading things.

[luckton]

Playing around with the BH had enticed me to revisit the home village and start playing again. Is anyone still kicking it around here, or should I venture around elsewhere for a clan?

[Samwise]

Bat Country is still going, although a bunch of the f13ers are inactive and K9 just left (splitter!).  We're actually doing better in wars now though due to the way matchups work.   

[Miguel]

Yes, I decided to stop boat-anchoring the clan wars so it should be better. 

[grebo]

I'll be back at some point... but not yet.

[luckton]

Reached BH5 last night after maxing out everything for BH4. After weeks of going against people with the multi-mortar and hero mech, I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!  

[Samwise]

That hero mech is pretty great.  Of course now that I've got that, I'm up against people with flamethrowers and two smashers.

[luckton]

That's what I love about BH vs TH combat. You can switch up your army right at the start of battle to counter whatever layout you encounter.

That said, until I get research going again, 2x Giant squads, 2x Bomber squads and the mech are carrying me to victory everytime. Combined with a swank home defense, I'm quickly rising out of the upper 1xxx and into the mid 2xxx.

[Krushchev]

I've also been messin with the builder base on my two accounts. I got into the 3500's with max baby dragons and level 5 battle machine. On my other account I'm trying to level Archers/Barbs to see how that plays out.

[Samwise]

Necro for TH 12 update!  It was about time; I'd been in wall-only upgrade mode for a while.

Anyone seen one of the new siege gizmos in action yet?  I'll be able to start producing them in another couple of days (yay for builder books, I'd been holding on to one for just such an occasion and was able to get the TH upgrade built on day 1) and will be handing them out to anyone with clan castle space for one.