Let me summarize the "Combat Re-balance" strategy from Nexon/BHG: "Boost revenue in the most narrow-minded way as possible".
Despite the exorbitant amount of money it cost to play this game prior to the "re-balance" (or, disembowelment as I call it now), I truly did enjoy Dominations A LOT! Probably, too much if you ask my family. I spent hours a day and spent WAY too much money for crowns/troops/etc. However, at least with my expense, I was able to successfully gain acceptable amounts of "loot" during attacks and WW's - and with that, this game was tremendously entertaining and worth my time. Now, I am lucky to get 3-star victories and any decent amount of loot in my attacks. I'm hyper-frustrated and becoming spiteful. Why spiteful you ask??? Because, it’s so apparent to me that this re-balance wasn't for the betterment of the gaming experience for your customers... no, it was clearly a profit play. The logical formula is straightforward: With bases more difficult to conquer, making loot more difficult to achieve, then players will be forced to spend more money on crowns/troops/advancements to achieve better results. Brilliant!!!! ...well, unless you’re on my end of the spectrum, as a user. I can imagine that if Nexon/BHG would respond, they'd say, "Well, with your personal base more difficult to conquer, you'll save more loot". Umm, I don’t thinks so… cute though! In my experience; prior to the re-balance, the ratio of loot gained during my attacks versus the loot lost with players attacking my base is around 5:1 or better. Meaning, that for every food/gold increment lost when people attacked me, I gained 5x or better that with my attacks on other bases. After the re-balance, the ratio has dropped to around 2:1/3:1... But, wait...there's more!!! Now, with my lack of 5-star attacks, I don’t win diamonds, my victory chest doesn't fill as fast, Coalition resources rarely come and my rating is dropping quicker than Nexon/BHG fan base (which means I get aligned with junior bases that don’t have as much loot). What does this mean to me (and other players)??? Break that wallet out player and get to swiping that credit card!!!
In closing, I'd like to congratulate you Nexon,BHG… you have taken a happy user that spent copious amounts of money and have turned me spiteful and a non-advocate. May not matter, but if you think this is the only place I share my feelings, than I laugh…Your naiveness spans greater than just your business strategy skills. OH! BTW, I most certainly will not spend another dime on your game, until you make changes...well, that is, if I last long enough to notice.