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New 10% rule for battle reports penalize the real attacker
I play an average of 7-10 hours a day, almost everyday since June. I have also bought coins, using it to teleport my cities to attack other players my alliance are at war with.
Last night, Evony introduced a new change whereby I need to inflict at least 10% damage on the enemy before I get to see a battle report. I didn't thought it will be that bad, after all, defenders usually get some advantage.
To take down a town defended by a few hundred thousand troops is not a minor undertaking, as those who have done it can atest. It takes alot of planning and may even need a few players co-ordinating together to reduce the defending troops.
For example, if a town is defended by 15k Archer Towers, 200k archers and other troops as well, even if I use the item and send in 100k archers with 25k other troops, I will not destroy enough to do 10% damage. It'll take many such waves to do it. Even if I send in 100k Rams, there is no guarantee that I do 10% damage.
I believe this rule is to prevent people from sending in 100 warriors and getting to see what is in there. But now, if I send the maximum number of troops with intention of taking down the defences, I am also penalized.
This is very frustrating. The odds are already stacked in the defenders favor, now, I cannot even see how my 100k attacking troops fare. Without this basic intel, I cannot plan my attacks. I cannot tell if my tactics are working or not. I have to use scouts. The problem is if I am attacking from an outpost and my beacon tower is usually lower than the opponents. Therefore the intel is imperfect and slow.
I implore the developers to look for another solution to prevent those who don't have scouts from abusing the system by using 100 warriors to scout. As it is, this blanket rule is making it a nightmare for attackers like me.
I will try it for a few days more, see if I can bear with this new rule and that it does not impede my attacks too much. But as it is now, I am seriously thinking of quiting this game. It is already such a time sink. This rule makes it even more so.
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