Thursday, April 10, 2014

Anti-Hog/Giant design

A quick blurb and design ideas for TH9 anti-giant/hog bases.  I'll add this to the links list as soon as I feel like it :p

TH9 Anti-Giant/Hog designs

*Updated with some new ones that we couldn't touch :p

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Clan Wars update!

Well, I'm fairly certain the entire CoC world has heard about it already, but Clan Wars is finally here.

This blog and the facebook page will be a great help, since I can't post an entire synopsis in clan chat. 

Nearly every question you may have can be answered from the following links.  Read, watch, get informed.  Far more quality info than what I could ever encapsulate in a post here:


Kudos to the YouTubers especially for compiling easy-to-digest videos.  I'm more of a visual person, so being able to see it in action helps a great deal.

So, the big question - how are we implementing it in our clan?  

As of this moment, the plan is to participate weekly.  We'll get our matchup Friday evening (EST), war prep on Saturday, and tear shit up Sunday.  This is just a projection, however.  As we go through these clan wars, we'll see how participation and availability go and make adjustments if necessary.

We'll be doing a "practice run" as soon as the update hits.  This first clan war is just to get everyone exposed to the new system, and work out any kinks in our planning/strategy.  

To address some of the frequent questions:
Q.  Who will I be attacking?
A.   The Clan Wars map will give you a "recommended" base to attack.  This is likely going to be your Huckleberry.  There will inevitably be some conflicts on who attacks who - this is where coordination in clan chat will be a necessity.  We need to make sure we don't have 3 people trying to attack the same opponent.
*** Only 3 stars can be taken from any given base ***.  If a base has already been 2-starred, it's likely not in our best interest to attack it again.  

Q.  What about troop requests?  I want something specific on defense.
A.   Donations in clan wars are completely separate from normal donations.  Your clan wars clan castle is only for defense.  Please, PLEASE do not give anything other than what is requested.  Donations do not add to your clan donation numbers, and you receive no XP for donations, so there are no excuses for spamming in your archers.  We have 24 hours to fill these requests, so there's really no excuse for giving anything other than what's requested.  On the flip side, if you want something specific, ensure your troop request message is explicit.  It would also benefit you to request early, so your clanmates have time to cook/fulfill requests.  Let's hope we don't have 40 people requesting "only lvl 2 witches", cause that's gonna be an issue.

...more to follow as we sort through everything in the new update.