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Clash Royale |OT| Should I keep playing when I'm full on chests?
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April fools event, each win gets you one card.. tho is nice to farm crowns for the crown chest.
The first letter of each card in the challenge spells out April Fools.
Most people are going with Hog + Rage it seems. I used Minions, Goblin Gang, Goblins, Tesla, Bats, Fire Spirits, Skeletons, Spear Goblins. Just spam away and your opponent usually doesn't have enough to stop everything from going on.
Most people are going with Hog + Rage it seems. I used Minions, Goblin Gang, Goblins, Tesla, Bats, Fire Spirits, Skeletons, Spear Goblins. Just spam away and your opponent usually doesn't have enough to stop everything from going on.
Well guys i did, i reach Arena 12 and im happy af! Im f2p guy (well i bought 2 offers but still) and manage to get here, really happy.
Congrats! I got to 4000 the other day, right at the begining of the season, and got a good welcoming by a lvl 12 with almost every card maxed out. It was a squash when 2x Elixir begun.
I'm climbing again lol
I'm climbing again lol
Amazing just how little the new cards are in circulation (I know the reasons why).
This whole week of playing well over 100 games I saw 1 Magic Archer, 1 Royal Ghost, and 1 Hunter. No Zappies, no Barbarian Barrel.
When such cards do turn up, it is so infrequently I mentally say "oh that's right, that card exists" every time.
On the flip side, seeing Double Prince decks a lot.
This whole week of playing well over 100 games I saw 1 Magic Archer, 1 Royal Ghost, and 1 Hunter. No Zappies, no Barbarian Barrel.
When such cards do turn up, it is so infrequently I mentally say "oh that's right, that card exists" every time.
On the flip side, seeing Double Prince decks a lot.
Double Prince decks are back in style. There was a card popularity snapshot of the top 200 decks posted on Reddit 2 days ago, which gives some perspective on the current state of cards in the game: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyale/comments/8bs45z/strategy_best_ladder_decks_card_popularity/
I think the problem is we've reached the point of too many cards in the game. I'm sure Supercell feels the pressure of releasing new cards to keep the player base happy, but most of the ones released in the last year have been fairly underwhelming outside of a few. Most of them bring unique characteristics which is fun, but the problem is they just don't do enough to fit into the meta and if you buff their unique characteristic they would become OP. For example, the Skeleton Barrel. That was a terrible card, then they buffed it's ability and it become OP. Then they nerfed it and it's back to being useless. Royal Ghost is an example of this too. It had unique characteristics that were OP, then it was nerfed and you rarely see it now because it isn't that good. You can't really buff it again though because it would quickly get back to OP status.
If you look at the card popularity, very few of the cards released in the last year are even used. The "newest" cards that are used with any consistency are the Bats and Night Witch, which were in the March 2017 update. With 83 cards in the game now it's hard to keep everything balanced out and you see that with the new cards. I'm sure there would be outrage if they removed cards, but I don't think it would hurt to revisit some of the cards that are very underused to figure out what to do with them. I wouldn't even mind if they change up the mechanics of cards so they can all better exist within the game.
Hopefully the pending update does some things to freshen up the game. I still play it every day, but it definitely needs a "fresh coat of paint" to improve some things. Hopefully we may start to see some of the update info coming in the next week or so.
Please don't call direct damage cards "win conditions."
"Win condition" means what conditions you need to win-- like having more towers down when time runs out, or taking the King tower.
"Win condition" means what conditions you need to win-- like having more towers down when time runs out, or taking the King tower.
Thanks for that!
I am legit shocked that the Wizard is down there. I see him a ton and thought he was generally a staple.
I am legit shocked that the Wizard is down there. I see him a ton and thought he was generally a staple.
For the Elixir cost, the Executioner is a lot more robust and just as effective in a majority of contexts.
Trying that now, and the fact that he takes a Fireball hit better is nice, but his damage output is a lot lower. But my Wizard is also overleveled (at 10) and by Executioner is only at 5.
I'm going to use him for a few days and see if I get the nuance and if he's better for me.
That's what certain cards, https://www.deckshop.pro/card/flag/wincon , are referred to in discussion of this game. As you can tell almost all decks include at least one off the cards, the only newer card being the ram and that's been out for awhile even.
Just saying some newer ones would be nice whatever you decide you want to call them.
Yeah, maybe that's why so many newer cards aren't as used as the rest. They are support cards, and there are just better support cards
I think that started as somebody's joke and stuck. As a lifelong gamer it just really drives me nuts.
Old Man Yelling at Cloud, basically.
Balance Changes coming 4/24. Given the tease yesterday and now the balance changes, the update will probably be coming Tuesday. Also, some of the fixes at the end most certainly would require a client update.
That Witch fix explains a lot. I always wondered why she was allowed to switch targets. Made taking her down behind a giant very hard.
It will probably mean one less Hog swing on a Hog / Ice Spirit combo which I think will be a big nerf for those decks. Maybe one less shot from Mortar decks too where Ice Spirit gets heavy use.
They announced it a week ago or so. It's because Clan Wars are coming so the loot will probably go toward that.
Also, Clan Wars were confirmed today.
Full update notes:
NEW GAME MODE
NEW GAME MODE
- CLAN WARS IS HERE!
- Battle with your Clan against Clans from around the world
- Earn War Chests and glory!
- Discover a new island and the Clan Wars Arena
- Gain Clan Trophies to climb the Clan Leagues
- Is your Clan ready? If not, read this!
- Clan Wars unlocks at King Level 8
- Also, Karaoke Nite is here!
- Coming in May!
- Watch your step when walking in the woods near Royal Arena...
- Emote muting now persists between battles - i.e. you can toggle it on or off, permanently!
- Spectators can now emote also!
- Players that leave/quit 2v2 Quick Matches will have to wait before playing again
- During a 2v2 Battle, tap on your teammate's name in the bottom right to see their cards (now toggles on or off)
- Share your Battle Deck to your Clan
- Sort your card collection by "rarity descending"
- Supercell ID added to settings - learn more!
- Fortune Chests now contain two or more of the fortune cards
- Arena Value Packs revamped to include the new Shop chests (Lightning Chest, King's Chest and Legendary King's Chest)
- We've removed the Clan Chest - find out why!
- We've rebalanced several cards - find out what's changin
Finally.
And muting is also just in time it seems.
Did anyone run numbers on the Clan Wars reward payout compared to old Clan Chest?
Our clan is talking about participation requirements but I'm curious what the actual stakes are.
It's lame that clan participation changes from "donate cards and play the game" to "play three games every day in dumb gimmick modes (also they don't directly reward you)."
Our clan is talking about participation requirements but I'm curious what the actual stakes are.
It's lame that clan participation changes from "donate cards and play the game" to "play three games every day in dumb gimmick modes (also they don't directly reward you)."
Yeah I could do clan chests while just playing my 2v2 to refil chests and crowns and now this clan war crap is making me play more of this game than I want to (and in 1v1 which I don't want to play). Hate to say it but I think my time with this game is coming to an end.
I'd expect there to be tweaks and changes to Clan Wars fairly quickly, especially if it was causing people to drop out of the game.
In reddit the community is really divisive. It seems that encourages P2W players, an argument I agree with, but I'm willing to give it a chance. So far, I do not like it too much. It should be with cards at tourney level. Also, matchmaking is awful, you get paired with decks at a clear disadvantage, which is usual in ladder, but when you have just one match? awful.
Definitely should be at tourney standards. Only having draft at tourney levels sucks. My other cards aren't nearly high enough to compete in the 2x and sudden death ladder matches.
So the Season ends even if you're in the middle of a war? What a stupid thing. Now we'll have to wait for the best chest, since we were now at #1
I just started playing again. New phone so starting from scratch. I sent an invite if there's still a spot.
Addding insult to injury, the new Clan War Season is two weeks long. So we went from having rewards every weekend to grind every day for one chest
Oh boy. And the chest our clan got from this first season was terrible in terms of rewards relative to the effort.
I sent you a fresh invite and told the clan to look out for your request.
There's a post in News Royale that I think clarifies how Clan Wars works by using the terms "opt in" and "opt out."
Here's the deal: War Day matchmaking it based on number of Collection Day participants (but not, I think, level of contribution from those participants). But Collection Day participation can generate different number of cards. If you play lose one match, you contribute way less than someone who plays and wins three matches. End-of-season reward is based on your clan's best performance in a War you opted in to. So, if you aren't going to take your Collection Day games seriously (and especially if you don't take your War Day game seriously), you shouldn't opt in to the War, because you're just setting up your clan-mates for a card disadvantage and you make it harder for them to get a good rank on the War. Absolutely do not throw your War Day game, because then you're just feeding a win to another clan which hurts your clan's rank.
Key: in the short term, only opt in to Wars that you're planning on seriously playing. Blowing your games on purpose hurts your clan-mates' chances of getting a good Season reward.
The flipside is the longterm trophy progression. War Chests get better as you progress through the Clan Leagues. 1st Place Bronze League reward is same as 3rd Place Silver League reward. If you opt out of a War, you're giving up your opportunity to win a Trophy for your clan. Our clan averages about 20 trophies per War and Silver League requires 600 trophies. So it's going to take us two-three months to make Silver League. If I could trade off between consistently getting a First Place finish every season vs losing every War and breaking into Silver League one season early, I think the reward is better if we progress slowly.
Key: in the long term, opting out of Wars delays your Clan's progression through the Leagues, but only if you have a chance of actually winning your War Day game.
Unfortunately, this doesn't really leave us with an ideal participation requirement policy. Best case scenario is everybody seriously contributes to every war. Worst case scenario is a bunch of people "participate" but intentionally lose their War games, as that disadvantages the people who are actually trying in that War. I think the upshot is to encourage participation but be lenient. You don't want people "participating" poorly out of a feeling of obligation.
Here's the deal: War Day matchmaking it based on number of Collection Day participants (but not, I think, level of contribution from those participants). But Collection Day participation can generate different number of cards. If you play lose one match, you contribute way less than someone who plays and wins three matches. End-of-season reward is based on your clan's best performance in a War you opted in to. So, if you aren't going to take your Collection Day games seriously (and especially if you don't take your War Day game seriously), you shouldn't opt in to the War, because you're just setting up your clan-mates for a card disadvantage and you make it harder for them to get a good rank on the War. Absolutely do not throw your War Day game, because then you're just feeding a win to another clan which hurts your clan's rank.
Key: in the short term, only opt in to Wars that you're planning on seriously playing. Blowing your games on purpose hurts your clan-mates' chances of getting a good Season reward.
The flipside is the longterm trophy progression. War Chests get better as you progress through the Clan Leagues. 1st Place Bronze League reward is same as 3rd Place Silver League reward. If you opt out of a War, you're giving up your opportunity to win a Trophy for your clan. Our clan averages about 20 trophies per War and Silver League requires 600 trophies. So it's going to take us two-three months to make Silver League. If I could trade off between consistently getting a First Place finish every season vs losing every War and breaking into Silver League one season early, I think the reward is better if we progress slowly.
Key: in the long term, opting out of Wars delays your Clan's progression through the Leagues, but only if you have a chance of actually winning your War Day game.
Unfortunately, this doesn't really leave us with an ideal participation requirement policy. Best case scenario is everybody seriously contributes to every war. Worst case scenario is a bunch of people "participate" but intentionally lose their War games, as that disadvantages the people who are actually trying in that War. I think the upshot is to encourage participation but be lenient. You don't want people "participating" poorly out of a feeling of obligation.
The whackiest part is that it's actually possible to harm your clan in this system. If you Opt In by throwing one collection game, and then you throw your war game, you've actually made it way harder for your clan mates to get a good war result.
Under Clan Chest, a bad clan mate is just the opportunity cost of not having a good clan mate. But under Clan Wars, an adversary within your clan can actually work *against* the clan.
Under Clan Chest, a bad clan mate is just the opportunity cost of not having a good clan mate. But under Clan Wars, an adversary within your clan can actually work *against* the clan.