Author Topic: Clash Royale (ios/android) (Read 9975 times)

Stoney Mason · « **on:** March 29, 2016, 02:16:20 AM »

Fun addicitive. Give it a shot. Somebody make a Bore Clan.

Competitive 1 v 1 real time tower defense game with different units.

Yes its f2p with those f2p obnoxious energy system hooks. It's still fun.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2016, 10:38:09 AM »

I've been playing since launch. I'm not very good, because I have a lot of cards but still can't bust through the 1200-1300 range (Arena 4).

I prefer to play aggressively, so that leaves me open to counters.

I think my current loadout is this: Hog, Rocket, Spear Gobs, Musketeer, Baby Dragon, Rage, Witch or Barbs(depends on my mood).

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #2 on:** March 29, 2016, 05:44:45 PM »

I'm really impressed with the design of the game and the idea of it. It's the perfect style of game that honestly wouldn't exist on any other format. It would be deemed to simple on consoles or PC but its got a perfect little design for a platform outside of those parameters.

If the f2p model wasn't so odious, I have a feeling it would be getting a lot more attention and praise around mainstream gaming circles. You can bet there will a shitload of clones of this.

Yeti · « **Reply #3 on:** March 29, 2016, 10:38:32 PM »

I like that matches are so quick, perfect for killing five minutes of downtime

chronovore · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2016, 01:32:25 AM »

Thanks for making this thread! I am playing it pretty compulsively right now. I was feeling proud of my 600+ rating right now, and then ToxicAdam waves his big penis around and I'm less willing to show off.

The design of this game is pretty darned smooth. I find myself playing even when I don't get a Chest benefit, because it's fun. Possibly the first F2P on iOS I can say appeals to me as a gamer rather than an OCD sufferer.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2016, 10:33:27 AM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on March 29, 2016, 05:44:45 PM

You can bet there will a shitload of clones of this.

Not so sure. You need some bank to host servers that can provide live matches 24/7. Most knockoff companies don't want to put out that much money.

But, it wouldn't surprise me to see a company like EA wedge one of their franchises (PvZ?) into a game like this down the road.

Quote from: chrono

I was feeling proud of my 600+ rating right now, and then ToxicAdam waves his big penis around and I'm less willing to show off.

Hah. Don't sweat it, the ranking system is a bit rigged, in that you will always 'hit a wall' where players easily out-value you (either by the strength of their towers or their troops) or they will have access to better cards/tactics. That's more of a product of paying/playing more.

But in the same vein, you will slowly creep up the ladder based on that fact, regardless of how good or bad you may be.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2016, 05:35:21 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on March 30, 2016, 01:32:25 AM

Possibly the first F2P on iOS I can say appeals to me as a gamer rather than an OCD sufferer.

There is a whole breed of those f2p games on mobile that exist more as time waster fillers rather than actual games. I mean you can spend time on them and battle other places and invade other cities but really the "game" doesn't feel like anything I would term a game. It's just going down progression tables. This one is actually a game.

chronovore · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2016, 04:04:22 AM »

Yeah, just so.

In related news, I was doing pretty well today, lots of pretty close matches and a few 3-crown wins -- and then I GOT SMEARED.

Seriously, I'm going to watch the replay a few times, because I still have no idea how I got owned so badly.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2016, 05:23:09 PM »

gonna try this since you guys say its a real game

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2016, 07:29:05 AM »

I never would have tried this out if it weren't for this thread. This is a perfect mobile game (other than the F2P shit). Really fun. Gotta get to level 3 before I join the Bore clan. Someone made one right?

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2016, 08:03:43 AM »

No Bore clan yet.

The smart thing about this game, just like Hearthstone, is that you can keep playing 24/7, just the rewards are timed.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2016, 08:46:08 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on April 01, 2016, 08:03:43 AM

The smart thing about this game, just like Hearthstone, is that you can keep playing 24/7, just the rewards are timed.

In "theory" you can play 24/7 but the reality is that you will hit a wall fairly quickly where you can't win on a consistent basis because you need leveled up cards or better cards or leveled up towers. There is a benefit to leveling because access to cards is gated by arenas (Trophy Level). But once you hit certain arenas you will be there for a while potentially as you get your daily chests and such. Don't let that bother you. There is a rhythm to how you progress. So yeah you can play as much as you want and especially early on its useful to understand how to play and play alot but after awhile you'll figure out when its more in your benefit to put in the time and progress tiers based on your cards. Basically you play until you can't consistently win anymore which is a sign that you need to grind chests to level up the cards you have and get new cards.

I'll start a bore clan if people are going to actively play. You need people to actively be involved in a clan to get cards otherwise its kind of a waste. One other tip. Don't use your green gems to speed unlock chests or buy chests. Convert them to gold coins. Everyday you can buy individual cards and they change daily. So its better to save your green gems/gold coins to buy the individual cards you need/want.

Based on your cards you can look up decks kind of like in hearthstone.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyale/comments/479rfc/pushing_deck_guide_for_all_arenas/

I basically use this deck currently until I unlock more cards to give me more options and its still easily viable at 800 trophy level. There are other decks of course based on what you have. Just look on reddit clash royale on the side bar to the right or youtube or other sites. Or come up with your own strategy of course.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2016, 09:33:47 AM »

One tip I can share that isn't really intuitive when you start out:

When placing down units, depending on where you place them, you may see !! marks above the incoming enemy. This means they will attack that unit. You can use this to your advantage to draw enemies into the middle of the board (where your towers and castle will make quick work of them). This is especially effective against units like Prince (horseback guy) and Mini Pekka (little robot of destruction).

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2016, 09:36:17 AM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 01, 2016, 09:33:47 AM

One tip I can share that isn't really intuitive when you start out:

When placing down units, depending on where you place them, you may see !! marks above the incoming enemy. This means they will attack that unit. You can use this to your advantage to draw enemies into the middle of the board (where your towers and castle will make quick work of them). This is especially effective against units like Prince (horseback guy) and Mini Pekka (little robot of destruction).

Yeah I definitely see that alot but I somehow fail at doing it myself. Need to practice on it more. Do you just drop them in the center or in between the center and a tower?

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2016, 09:45:55 AM »

As you are dragging the units around the playboard to place down, you will see how far away from the path you can place them and still draw the attention of the Prince (or whatever) because they will have an exclamation mark over their head.

It's better to draw them to the middle (and closer to the castle and not the river), because then they have to go back to the path which further increases their exposure to tower fire.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2016, 12:02:55 PM »

its actually nice and heartwarming to see so many old guys talking about a total casual f2p iOS game

anyone buy some gems yet? i might kickstart mu collection like I did in HS

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2016, 12:10:36 PM »

bought a chest, got a valkyrie and 99 (!) skeletons

fml

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2016, 12:53:12 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on April 01, 2016, 12:02:55 PM

its actually nice and heartwarming to see so many old guys talking about a total casual f2p iOS game

Well, if you think about it, the 80's arcade games (we old people grew up on) have more in common with what you find on IOS then the games that are considered AAA console games.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2016, 03:01:59 PM »

There is that and that simple addictive games like this use to be more common. This is almost the type of game I would have grown up playing on the home consoles or computer games of the past. Not in genre but in sort of simple design concept with relatively little focus on the graphics but lots of focus on the design. (minus the f2p elements)

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2016, 05:11:06 PM »

The new hotness seems to be hut decks. Ran into a lot of them today. I didn't do to well against them...

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #20 on:** April 01, 2016, 06:06:01 PM »

Hut decks are annoying. Sadly the best counter is to use rockets to take multiple huts or to slowly grind them out to a draw.

chronovore · « **Reply #21 on:** April 01, 2016, 07:35:51 PM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on April 01, 2016, 08:03:43 AM

No Bore clan yet.

The smart thing about this game, just like Hearthstone, is that you can keep playing 24/7, just the rewards are timed.

I made The Bore clan just now. Search by that or our URL.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #22 on:** April 01, 2016, 08:00:48 PM »

Joined

I finally got a baby dragon so I want to try this new deck out I was waiting on but I don't really know how to effectively play it because I've only used my main deck lol.

Yeti · « **Reply #23 on:** April 01, 2016, 10:21:39 PM »

I can't stand baby dragons, they're so difficult to counter. They're flying so not a whole lot can actually attack them. Their attack is an AOE so you can't whittle them down with a bunch of smaller units. And they have a ton of HP so you can't burn them down quickly.

seagrams hotsauce · « **Reply #24 on:** April 01, 2016, 11:33:03 PM »

I played this for a couple weeks when it launched but the ceiling til you hit p2w level is so low that I bounced pretty quick. Once you get the the point where each chest takes 8-12 hours to open, there's not much reward to playing after you get the crown chest whether you win or lose. The timers on every unlockable really hinders the illusion of progress. I got to the third or fourth battleground and a frustrating amount of matches ended in no-crown stalemates. I'll load it up again if someone here starts a clan though

chronovore · « **Reply #25 on:** April 02, 2016, 03:34:29 AM »

Quote from: seagrams hotsauce on April 01, 2016, 11:33:03 PM

I played this for a couple weeks when it launched but the ceiling til you hit p2w level is so low that I bounced pretty quick. Once you get the the point where each chest takes 8-12 hours to open, there's not much reward to playing after you get the crown chest whether you win or lose. The timers on every unlockable really hinders the illusion of progress. I got to the third or fourth battleground and a frustrating amount of matches ended in no-crown stalemates. I'll load it up again if someone here starts a clan though

Clan is started, but I'm in the 2nd battlefield and only have 600 crowns, so it's not like you'll be getting a ton of traded Epic cards from me any time soon.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #26 on:** April 03, 2016, 12:24:04 AM »

Hut Decks need a nerf.

Quote

Big Army Beatdown
Goblins
Spear Goblins
Bomber
Barbarians
Giant Skeleton
Goblin Hut
Barbarian Hut
Arrows
Strength in numbers is the name of the game here. Not only do you have cards that are cost efficient to your Elixir, but you also summon many units to the field with each play. You want to be able to overwhelm your opponent with a continuous stream of new units entering the battlefield. Both the Goblin and Barbarian huts are great for keeping your numbers high, as well as each of the separate cards themselves for summoning more units.

Your biggest issue is when your opponent plays cards that affect a wide area, defeating most of your weaker units. To prevent this, always keep another card on hand to counter with in case you see a Fireball or Arrows played. The Giant Skeleton is your main tank of the deck, which can deal damage to all units and drops a bomb when defeated. However, you can substitute this with other cards like the Prince or even a Witch if you want to keep a big number of units on the field. But if you want the extra push of strength for your big army, keep the Giant Skeleton.

Just got through trying this one from here.

http://www.ign.com/wikis/clash-royale/Arena_3_-_Best_Deck_Builds

Man that shit is mindless. I went from 600 to 900 trophy level immediately. Didn't lose a match. It's so easy that its not even fun. I'm sure its easier to counter when you have certain cards in your deck. But if you aren't prepared you just get worked. It's like getting stung to death by a million ants. I refuse to make that my main deck for now. You feel like an asshole playing that way.

Huff · « **Reply #27 on:** April 03, 2016, 10:52:47 AM »

I've been using kind of a hut deck but thats mostly because I don't have a ton of other cards yet

Is everyone just waiting on the timers for the chests? Or whats the strategy to get around the ftp aspect of it?

Already spent some cash, but I do that for all of these games that I feel deserve it to an extent

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #28 on:** April 03, 2016, 01:06:16 PM »

Quote from: Huff on April 03, 2016, 10:52:47 AM

Is everyone just waiting on the timers for the chests? Or whats the strategy to get around the ftp aspect of it?

I mean I play all the time but it is inevitable that you will hit a wall at some point and need to grind some chests. At that point I tend to just play to get my chests for timer unlocks and then the matches to get my free daily crown chest. Convert your gems to coins also and just buy the cards you need with coins. The available cards for sale via gold coins change daily.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #29 on:** April 05, 2016, 11:44:33 AM »

When I have 500 gold, the Freeze spell shows up in my shop. The minute I save 2000 gold up then it disappears for days.

Sonofabitch

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #30 on:** April 05, 2016, 02:00:19 PM »

I've definitely gotten better as I play more. I use to get nervous and just aggressively throw out shit but now I can play more slowly and pick the proper counters and be aggressive more when I need to be. Also learning what properly counters what is an on going process.

Huff · « **Reply #31 on:** April 05, 2016, 06:00:19 PM »

I think working on pulling and double pulling has really helped me win some games against players with "better" cards

Also the ftp model isn't bugging me as much now that its the workweek and I can only squeeze in a match every couple hours

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #32 on:** April 06, 2016, 02:54:52 AM »

What people were talking about above but in video form.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #33 on:** April 07, 2016, 11:37:30 AM »

Giant Chest.

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #34 on:** April 08, 2016, 09:14:49 AM »

Downloaded with the intention of joining you guys but I didn't even make it through the tutorial

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #35 on:** April 08, 2016, 10:26:54 AM »

I've gotten to 1380 four times now and have lost each time. 1400 is the threshold for the next arena. i keep facing people that are 1 or 2 levels above me with Freeze/Hog/Hut decks. Sucks man.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #36 on:** April 08, 2016, 01:33:49 PM »

music is so warcraft 2 btw

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #37 on:** April 08, 2016, 01:48:04 PM »

I've learned (but haven't truly learned) that when I go on an amazing run I should stop when I'm ahead. I got up to like 1350 or so yesterday and felt like a boss. I should have called it quits. Lost a few times. Started rejiggering my deck on the fly. Went on tilt. And then lost like three hundred points.

I know I should stop when I hit one of those losing skids because you're mad and not thinking properly but its so hard to stop. You don't want to lose ground which only ends up making me dig a deeper hole.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #38 on:** April 08, 2016, 03:24:20 PM »

Yea, it's especially painful when you are in freefall and you get matched up with people 100-150 trophies below you and then you lose to them and lose 37+ trophies. Ouch.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #39 on:** April 17, 2016, 09:27:15 PM »

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #40 on:** April 18, 2016, 02:45:10 AM »

how would you get into a tournamen like that? there is a healthy cap btw on unit strength

chronovore · « **Reply #41 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:14:27 AM »

That was quite probably the most exciting video of two seated nerds using tablets ever.

Lots of good strategy; sadly, I am not even close to having those cards yet. The gradual introduction of complexity is really one of the game's strong suits though, so I shouldn't rush.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #42 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:32:20 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on April 18, 2016, 02:45:10 AM

there is a healthy cap btw on unit strength

Yeah tournament rules are the same as friendly/clan battle rules.

https://clashroyale.com/blog/news/tournament-rules

chronovore · « **Reply #43 on:** April 21, 2016, 12:49:23 AM »

I hope I get a Hog Rider someday soon. I was finally at Arena 4, but my tenure there was SHORT.

So I'm back to where stuff like this is useful:

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #44 on:** April 21, 2016, 09:25:35 AM »

I tried to embrace the darkside and do a building deck, but got absolutely destroyed and lost about 200+ trophies before I gave up.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #45 on:** April 21, 2016, 07:21:06 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 21, 2016, 09:25:35 AM

I tried to embrace the darkside and do a building deck, but got absolutely destroyed and lost about 200+ trophies before I gave up.

lol

I run a hog cycle freeze deck. Works pretty well currently.

Huff · « **Reply #46 on:** April 21, 2016, 07:22:52 PM »

I feel like building decks are pretty week after area 3. Unless I just haven't played anyone that was any good with one recently

I'm really hoping for a freeze card soon

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #47 on:** April 24, 2016, 11:37:58 PM »

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyale/comments/4ff5f7/deck_how_to_achieve_maintain_legendary_arena_as_a/

My current deck. I'm having some success with it.

chronovore · « **Reply #48 on:** April 28, 2016, 10:43:23 PM »

http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/28/with-patience-i-defeated-supercells-monetization-strategy-in-clash-royale/

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #49 on:** May 02, 2016, 12:12:17 AM »

lol. First Clone

Also six new cards being added

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #50 on:** May 02, 2016, 02:49:21 PM »

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #51 on:** May 03, 2016, 03:52:04 AM »

Arena 6 though.

Will be happy to get Lava Hound.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #52 on:** May 03, 2016, 06:50:00 AM »

Pretty great update damn

-Gold from wins even if your chests are full
-Crown chest content doubled
-New cards
-More donations requests as you reach higher arena's

This game just got better

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #53 on:** May 03, 2016, 07:17:08 AM »

Magical chest drop hold me

Arena 4 though :'(

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #54 on:** May 03, 2016, 09:01:12 AM »

Agreed. Lot of nice stuff in this update. Bodes well for the long term future of the game if they pay attention.

ToxicAdam · « **Reply #55 on:** May 03, 2016, 01:39:43 PM »

I suck at adjusting to new metas. I lost my first 5 games now that I don't have bomb tower to fall back on.

I basically have to lose to something 10 times before I figure out it's a strong strategy I need to employ.

Yeti · « **Reply #56 on:** May 03, 2016, 09:16:58 PM »

They nerfed my beloved Teslas.

chronovore · « **Reply #57 on:** May 03, 2016, 11:21:06 PM »

Quote from: Yeti on May 03, 2016, 09:16:58 PM

They nerfed my beloved Teslas.

Those feckin' Teslas were OP.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #58 on:** May 03, 2016, 11:35:21 PM »

I think all the defensive buildings needed a nerf so that's a good thing. The game had taken on a very defensive tone once people figured out how good they were.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #59 on:** May 03, 2016, 11:36:32 PM »

Quote from: ToxicAdam on May 03, 2016, 01:39:43 PM

I suck at adjusting to new metas. I lost my first 5 games now that I don't have bomb tower to fall back on.

I basically have to lose to something 10 times before I figure out it's a strong strategy I need to employ.

Same. I've been up to 1800 and then down to 1350's recently. Sometimes its like everyone you play just has a hard counter for what you are trying to do. I've almost uninstalled the game sometimes not because I don't enjoy it, but because I suddenly feel I stink.

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Author Topic: Clash Royale (ios/android) (Read 9975 times)