Elder Talk - Clan Castle Requests

And now it's time for another segment of Elder Talk. This is a series where elders give advice, opinions, or suggestions. Or whatever else is on their minds. Today's post is another one from myself, Shuck:

I NEEDZ HEALER!!

DRAGON PLZ!11!!1eleben!!1

These requests tend to annoy me quite a bit, and to a lesser extent, dark troop requests. Our clan is still young. We've just begun to have more than a handful of Gold League members and not all of those necessarily have extremely high level troops. The average level troop for the Shucked clan at the moment is probably a level 3 Archer. Sure a handful of us have higher than that but not everyone.

Several of you may have noticed I updated the Clan Rules, mostly due to bad donation ratios and increasing eligibility, but you may have missed a new note I put under Minimum Unit Donation section. It says:

"Note: If you request very specific units it may be a while before you receive something. Not everyone is willing to compromise their army compositions just to keep certain troops available for specific requests. Either ask for a few different kinds of troops that fit your attack strategy or make the specific troop yourself. Or if you're fine with waiting, feel free to do so."

This isn't meant to be mean or rude but to provide a little reality to some members. Not everyone can give very specific troops. Furthermore, not everyone can afford the time or Elixer it may take to make your request. Some people's Army Camps may be full and can't even make troops.

That said, Shucked is a very generous clan and we want to help every member. Just be wary of what your asking for. Our general rule is if you can't make it, don't ask for it.

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Elder Talk - Newcomers

And now it's time for another segment of Elder Talk. This is a series where elders give advice, opinions, or suggestions. Or whatever else is on their minds. Today's post is another one from myself, Shuck:

So a newcomer requests, "DRAGON!" I gave him archers because the Shucked clan expects you to donate before we start handing out high end troops.

He says, "Oh, I love archers."

I say, "Oh! Sarcasm! Can I try? I love newcomers that request high end troops they can't even make themselves!"

Needless to say, he left the clan.  As a clan leader this is extremely frustrating and I see it ALL the time.  We have a pretty tight knit clan and are all very generous in our giving.  To have a hopper, or you could call one a freeloader, just drop by to request high end troops is absurd!  It's unfortunate that we live in a day and age where there are so many who expect handouts without giving anything back.  Take a life lesson, people, you have to contribute to get something in return.

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Elder Talk - Disconnected

And now it's time for another segment of Elder Talk. This is a series where elders give advice, opinions, or suggestions. Or whatever else is on their minds. Today's post is another one from Diablo Swapneil:

He says, "Kids, always play with a stable net connection! -_- Coz if you lose your connection, you lose it all!"

We've all experienced this before and needless to say, it's extremely frustrating.  To clarify his comment though, you don't lose out on everything.  Any troops that were deployed before the connection was severed will play out their attack netting you whatever resources and destruction % they could do.

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Elder Talk - Movie!

And now it's time for another segment of Elder Talk. This is a series where elders give advice, opinions, or suggestions. Or whatever else is on their minds. Today's post is another one from Roam:

He says, "If Clash of Clans was made into a movie, it would be an hour of waiting then a two minute battle where all the heroes die."

Sadly, there is some truth to that.

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Elder Talk - Frostbite

And now it's time for another segment of Elder Talk. This is a series where elders give advice, opinions, or suggestions. Or whatever else is on their minds. Today's post comes from Roam:

He says, "You young kids need to wear hats!" His advice comes shortly after standing outside in -25 degree weather and getting a nasty case of ear frostbite. Moral to this story? Us hermits don't freeze body parts.

Stay inside. Play Clash of Clans!

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Elder Talk - Barbarians

And now it's time for a new segment called Elder Talk. This is a series where elders give advice, opinions, or suggestions. Or whatever else is on their minds. Today's post comes from UnseeN.OmG:

He says, "Anyone who donates 5 barbs when not requested delete game."

Seriously though, when a general request for Clan Castle troops is made it's always best to give Archers as a minimum. Archers are good defenders because they can defend against ground or air troops. They're also good cleanup when used for attacking. Moral to this story? Don't be a ... cheapskate.

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