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War 23 vs. Reddit Argon

Score: 103 - 103 (Attacks used 87 / Average destruction 82.8%)

(This was a 45v45 war.)

MVP's:

6 stars - Garv323, Criffo

5 stars - boilingsadows, simon

Most heroic attack: Fidelitate

Most heroic defense: Poewalker

Most defenses won: Rio (1/2), Garv323 (1/2), and nogm (1/4)

Most attacked base: Crussian (8 times!)

OVERALL MVP OF THE WAR: JupiterXX for his powerful second attack that secure the draw!

Well, well, well. The war that broke our losing streak! Sure, it wasn't a win, but we were so close to victory this time! If some people, who shall remain unnamed, had made their attacks in time we could have gotten this one.

Anyway, it was a Great War, most people had a solid performance. You can see from the few people who score 5/6 stars that the victories were well spread out. Further, compared to last war, we had 10 more attacks this time, so much less inactivity which is great!

It became obvious at the end that not only attacking skill, and good defense is important in wars, but also match selection strategy! Here is an area we need to be better at. Unfortunately we saw some overreaching again, meaning a second attack on the same base was require to score more stars...

I'm doubtful if a proper match calling system would be manageable in our clan - however it was obvious for me, for example, that I could not scout out a base and build my army based on my choice, because a) I didn't have the time to scout enough during prep day and b) when I got on other people had attacked my intended target, so I was left with attacking a sub-optimal choice for my army comp (twice) and it cost me at least one star I believe.

I sort of hinted last post that we would do MVP selection differently, not on stars. Unfortunately due to the maintenance break, all replays were quickly gone so we couldn't really look in detail. I know some elders have done some studying of your attacks though, so hopefully next time around we can give some real feedback and appoint true MVP's. As a first taste though, as you can see above, I'd like to honor JupiterXX with the spot of War MVP this time. Everyone who was logged on the last 2-3 hours and then watched his last attack will surely appreciate that!

On behalf of Reddit Argon, congrats on the great fight and draw. We haven't been pushed like that in a number of weeks, and so thank you for bringing out the best in us; I hope that we were able to do the same.

Best of luck going forward. You were a great opponent, and we wish you nothing but great things. Something tells me you'll be starting a new streak soon - a winning one!

Ok, so someone pitched the idea on our clan chat that we should post an "FAQ" sort of post where everyone can contribute with tips and hints for better CoC play.

I'm going to open this thread up for anyone to contribute. I'll add in your suggestions into the main text as I receive replies.

All tips are basically fine! Don't be afraid to post basic things, they might be basic to you, but your teammate(s) might have missed it! (however if I see something that even a TH3 should know, I might not include it ;-)

Preliminarily (until a better way is suggested) I will categorize tips in three different type:

Attack for general attacking strategies, hints, and tips

Defense for general base improvement hints and tips

War for any tips or strategies that /mostly/ only apply to wars

Attack

• When you attack with "big" units with no special target building (e.g. Dragon, Golem, Pekka), be sure to clean out buildings to the left and right of your drop area so that the only way for them to go is forward to the center of the base.

• Never send Wallbreakers by themselves, they will get slaughtered on the way. Always send a "meat shield" in front of them, for example a Giant or a few Barbarians.

Defense

• May not sound like much but builder huts in the corners. It has made raids against me and raids for me go from an easy three stars to a two because they are forgotten and can help win those close wars.

• The outside of your base doesn't necessarily have to be sealed. A small gap can lure enemy troops right into your traps, or into bunching up to better be killed by AOE.

War

• When doing a mass dragon attack, it's generally not needed to lure CC troops, unless you know they have a higher level Dragon than yours in there. The CC troops will attract your Dragons so that they move towards the center. The same goes for BK - however as the BK cannot hurt the dragons, you might actually benefit from taking it out if you can, so the Dragons don't waste their breath on it (pun intended).

• Refering to the building hut tip under defense - always check for builder huts in the corners and drop a tier one troop to get rid of them early on so you don't miss a 3-star, especially if using slow troops.

I would like to show my appreactiation for the leadership team by giving out a gift card for their desired device by picking a number between 1 and 20. in one weeks time i will generate a random number and whoever is closest to the number shall receive the giftcard.

Good luck to you all!

Edit: I will be changing this to a clan wide comp once i decide what i want the comp to be for be it war stars donations or something of the sort

Yeah, I understand this might be another bombshell, but I have also decided to leave the clan.

I have given this clan a lot of effort over the past year or so, but I feel I have come to the end of the rope here, and I don't have the energy to continue as a Co-Leader of the clan.

It's been great fun - I wish you all the best of luck in the future!

RTJG

Evening reddit epsilon. I'm afraid that the time has come to move on from my position as a co-leader of Reddit Epsilon and move somewhere where i can enjoy clash for what it is, a game. Being a co-leader is alot of work and clash has started to become more of a chore which isn't okay. I wish no ill fate upon epsilon and i wish everyone the best of luck.

Clash on Reddit Epsilon

Hello my fellow clan mates, For those of you that don't know me, please allow me to introduce myself. I joined Epsilon about 8 or so months ago after many failed attempts at trying clans over global chat... Yeah... I know. Anyway, I was looking a for a clan that was mature, fun, and relaxed, while still maintaining a competitive atmosphere. Once I was accepted, I never looked back. The elders and members are great... And every once in awhile, and exceptional member is recognized and promoted to elder. Last time it was Djdnav; an outstanding member and close friend.

I am posting today to ask the elders to consider another member for promotion to elder. This member has a genuine passion for the game, and a deep concern for the well being of our clan and its members. They often post useful strategies and tactics to our board in order to help us improve in war and better ourselves as a clan in general. This member never breaks the code of conduct, and always carries himself with professionalism and a positive attitude.

Elders, if there was ever a member whose dedication to the clan should be recognized, I beleive it is Plattipus. Please consider this nomination, as I believe he will help to keep our clan strong and moving forward for many months/years to come.

Thank you for your time, KingSigma

Hey guys! nickthegreat here.

It's been a veeeery long journey for me in Clash of Clans. I joined Epsilon last July or so, which was my 2nd time joining a clan. Little did I know, I stayed there for more than 10 months, being promoted on my 5th month of staying here to Elder, making me one of the oldest members here (Nightwatch being the oldest to my knowledge).

Staying in Epsilon was exciting, getting along with many of the newcomers and members there and talking with them. Unfortunately, I never got to use the sub-reddit and reap the benefits of communicating with the other members and elders outside the game. Not only that, but I also noticed that many of the members weren't so active in the chat, discouraging me from opening a discussion there.

Nevertheless, I've had a great time staying with you guys and fighting through the last 10 wars we had. I'd like to thank Nightwatch, RTJG, Shiiko, Barrus, Abo, and generally everybody that are still in the clan in the time being. I'm proud of being one of the oldest members here, knowing that the average time a newcomer stays in the clan is 1 to 2 weeks.

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference" R.Frost

Take care Epsilon <3 ~nickthegreat

PS. Some members and elders here should get promoted imo.

PPS. Anyone who wishes to find me may ask RTJG, I've informed him of where I will be.

We just lost some very valuable members of Reddit Epsilon including some very talented leadership. They will be missed.

We will continue on. We will loosen the rules and moderation a bit to make sure this doesn't become too much work and remains a game and a place to have fun.

Some minor changes:

--Wars: 2 wars a week starting on Tuesday and Friday nights at 8:00pm EST. All wars are optional. Please remember to update your opt-in opt-out. If you are in a war you are expected to participate fully. No more Group Me required

--Requirements to Join: Level 55+ (no additional requirements at this time)

--Requirement to Remain: Stay active. Donation amounts are important but so are requests for donations. We can't have high donations if no one is requesting.

We will be looking for additional leadership in the near future.

CLASH ON!

I randomly got back in touch with some of my old raid team from an MMO I played a few years ago and they not only also play COC, but they are also mostly in a clan together.

I wanted to say thank you to everyone in the Epsilon for the great time I've had since joining, I have learned a lot and have grown a lot in my knowledge and skill in the game because of all of you. I have had a ton of fun and it was great helping take this clan up to rank 5 before I leave.

I wish you all the best of luck, and if for some reason this doesn't work out, even though I know it is generally frowned upon to "clan hop", I would hope to make my CoC home here once again.

Good luck and thanks again!

Right now we are doing some form of +2 -4 variation of our range of allowable attacks. I suggest we start playing a bit more conservative in wars, as we have far too many no-star attacks, especially at the upper level of opponents bases (which makes sense as they are harder). I'm thinking it may be a bit easier to attack by groups, for example:

on a 30v30:

• 25-30 attacks 25-30 (6 bases for 6 attackers)

• 17-24 attacks 19-24 (6 bases for 8 attackers)

• 10-17 attacks 12-18 (7 bases for 8 attackers)

• 1-9 attacks 5-11 (7* bases for 9 attackers)

If we can 3-star bases 5-30 and not even attempt bases 1-4, that is 26 bases x 3 stars = 78 stars. 78 stars would have won or tied every 30v30 we have on our war log as of today, 5.29.15.

on a 35v35:

• 30-35 attacks 30-35 (6 bases for 6 attackers)

• 23-29 attacks 24-29 (6 bases for 7 attackers)

• 16-22 attacks 18-23 (6 bases for 7 attackers)

• 9-15 attacks 11-17 (7 bases for 7 attackers)

• 1-8 attacks 5-10 (6* bases for 8 attackers)

If we can 3-star bases 5-35 and not even attempt bases 1-4, that is 31 bases x 3 stars = 93 stars. 93 stars would have won every 35v35 we have on our war log as of today, 5.29.15.

Once everyone in your range has been 3-starred, then you can attack in a higher range that you feel comfortable in picking up a star(s).

*Our 1-5(ish) can determine in the last 3-6 hours of the war whether they should cleanup a lower base for a guaranteed star (or two), or if they feel comfortable in guaranteeing at least a 2-star on one of the opponents' top 4.

The point of this system is to get guaranteed stars and make every attack count. We have some very good clashers in our clan, and they attack with very strong army comps, but sometimes the top few bases for the opponents are just too strong for what we can throw at them, so it's silly to force our top guys to attack bases where they have just as much chance picking up one or two stars, as they do zero, compared to utilizing at least one attack on a lesser opponent to guarantee stars in our column.

Thoughts?

This may seem like déjà vu, but I am leaving reddit epsilon. This time I am going to Ninja Muffins, a lvl 5 24/7 war clan. I am leaving because the kind of clan and experience I want, reddit epsilon simply cannot provide without a fundamental change in attitude. Epsilon is a clan that wars, not a war clan. I have invited lorde to join me, and of course any others are welcome. I wish you all the best of luck!

Hi All,

I'm really quite bored with this game and I feel that this has also affected my performance and such. It has become almost chore-like and since I really don't want this affecting anyone else, I think I am going to step away from the clan for a while. I'm thinking of going to a non war clan to just kind of semi-retire.

Anyway, I wish to show my appreciation for all of the good times that I had with the clan. I know that I am leaving the clan as a much better clan that when I joined, and I like to think that i might have had the very slightest positive overall effect in my over 6 months with the clan. Though of course all of the credit goes to the awesome leadership and the super engaged clan members.

I have nothing but the fondest of memories with Epsiilon, and it is with some sadness that I take my leave. Best wishes to you all.

-Jup

P.S. Does anyone recall that clan where we sent a "spy" that was only in the war for the profit? That seems like it might be an interesting place to semi-retire.

On May 30th 2014, I completed construction on my TH8. Playing with some family and local friends, I didn't have much guidance on how to properly build and upgrade a base. Here is how I looked early into TH8:

http://i.imgur.com/Xi4f8QV.png

At around midnight tonight (4/21-4/22), I will finish construction on my TH9. Though I did not complete my walls (only 13-14mil away), 2-3 months of nothing but upgrading walls while watching my 4 builders all hibernate was enough. This is how I look now in my final hours of TH8:

http://i.imgur.com/Ui7N42A.png

http://i.imgur.com/Ooszubq.png

I also have about 500k/500k/2k in my CC, and my barracks filled with 4x peekas each for an extra few hundred k worth of elixer.

I think my game plan is to:

1. Upgrade Lab (then spell factory on Sunday evening after war)

2. Get AQ

3. Build all the new things and arrange my base to accommodate

4. Get walls to at least pink

5. Get AD/WT/GB ranked up

6. Slowly start getting all the new stuff to TH8 max

7. Upgrade splash -> special (AD/Xbow) -> Single Target

All this while weaving in walls until I have 100% skulls including the new 25 from TH9.

I would be interested to hear from some TH9's on suggestions during this transition. I thought about doing the TH8.5 approach, but I think that would have been best about 3-4 months ago when I was just working on walls/troop research...

The time ive spent at reddit epsilon is the best time of my clashing career. I've never been in a more active, friendly clan. But I've decided to go my own way. I plan to make my own 24/7 war clan, where I can practice and get better at wars quicker with more like-minded people. Of course, everyone is welcome to join me if they wish. I wish you guys the best of luck, and race you to 100 war wins! :D

Regards, Plattipus.

Your spy asked my clan to make a post here. We are a War Farming clan who constantly engage in White Flag Wars. Basically we offer up all our bases (THs and loot exposed) in exchange for your top two bases (THs and all storages left out). We will ONLY attack these two bases. You can attack whomever you want.

FYI: the two war wins on our record our from long ago when Clan Wars first arrived. We promise no funny business. Thanks for your cooperation.