How often do all of you get to keep your troops after a raid

[Funken_A]

Curious to know how often players are keeping their troops after battles

The only time I'm able to keep my troops is if I bring the whole Enchilada, and even that is not guaranteed as I have run out of time before hitting that last defense. I have to bring at least 2 tactics a full mercenary ensemble alliance troops and a general. Problem here is I can not keep up with the trade goods demand and tactics demand needed.. So I'm reduced to snipe armies after a battle or 2 with the bombards supply carts and shooters for protection with some heavies up front


Since about 3 updates ago I have seen an ever decreasing ability to keep troops after a battle, and a significant change in the amount of 4 and 5 star victories.


I am close to maxed GP age.. I'm bouncing around silver 1 and 2. Rarely do I find a Medieval base with good loot to beat up on so I go up against GP and EA aged players.

 

[Redgar]

I return my 2 cannons 2 healers and the biggest part of 50 archers 80% of combats. My complete army losses are when a) wrong rally and redoubt kills them all b) time is over and I don't have generals c) crashes d) 2 defensive generals

 

[Funken_A]

do you use heavies up front at all ???? ae you finding and beating up on lower aged players. More details please

 

[David Pasquinel]

I am at Gunpowder with upgraded Heavy Cavalry, Arquebusiers and Halberdiers. My playstile is bullying: most of my attacks are against Medievallers, bad managed Gunponderers, and those under-upgraded Enlightment guys. When the loot is worth it, I release mercs and a general, using some sabotages here and there.

 

[Funken_A]

I am at Gunpowder with upgraded Heavy Cavalry, Arquebusiers and Halberdiers. My playstile is bullying: most of my attacks are against Medievallers, bad managed Gunponderers, and those under-upgraded Enlightment guys. When the loot is worth it, I release mercs and a general, using some sabotages here and there.

what league are you in ? what kind of loot per attack are you looking for ?

 

[Redgar]

I use 2-4 HC and 10-15 soldiers (still experimenting what's better), no oil units. Medal range 1400. I 5-star max EA base with 1 tactics or blessing usually. Generals come in only when all defenses are cleared, so I loose them only on traps.

 

[Funken_A]

I use 2-4 HC and 10-15 soldiers (still experimenting what's better), no oil units. Medal range 1400. I 5-star max EA base with 1 tactics or blessing usually. Generals come in only when all defenses are cleared, so I loose them only on traps.

so you are an Industrial Aged player

 

[David Pasquinel]

what league are you in ? what kind of loot per attack are you looking for ?

I am at Silver II. My army is 12 Heavy Horsies backed by 23 Arquebusiers. I look at those more than 100k bases, because they do not have the most up-to-date defensive complexes nor have the best defensive layouts around, so my army comes back without very much losses.

 

[Redgar]

Actually I put 2 HC, because if you put 1, mortair still shoots your archers and 1 dies too fast, then cannons, 50 archers, healers. Soldiers are used for distraction/protection or when I need to kill some last defenses. I attack where the most of defenses are and mortair, but no cannons. Now I started using 4 HC, so I deploy them in two rounds by 2, then rally around the base and two more. The first two still find cannons and die and it does not matter 2,4,6... You deploy. Two generals or 2 raiders help a lot to take the remaining loot.

 

[Redgar]

This strategy is tricky and it took me some time to learn it. Each rally should be efficient and kill enough defenses, otherwise you're running out of time and have to waste generals or army.

 

[Funken_A]

Actually I put 2 HC, because if you put 1, mortair still shoots your archers and 1 dies too fast, then cannons, 50 archers, healers. Soldiers are used for distraction/protection or when I need to kill some last defenses. I attack where the most of defenses are and mortair, but no cannons. Now I started using 4 HC, so I deploy them in two rounds by 2, then rally around the base and two more. The first two still find cannons and die and it does not matter 2,4,6... You deploy. Two generals or 2 raiders help a lot to take the remaining loot.

nice details thanks

 

[Redgar]

So you have to plan not only deploy location, but the whole path, whether you break through walls or walk around and then break a wall or just walk around avoiding freakin Versailles

 

[Redgar]

14 more hours, still EA, so this is all for british EA players. The best bases are those who rely on defenders and put all stables and garrisons together = auto win. The most complicated ones are those who place cannon and mortair together. You have to use sabotage or skip.

 

[JuDomines]

I keep my army 95% of the time. I Hunt in 600-1000, most often on 600-800. i use 4 cannon, 3 supply train, 6 cavalery, 28 musketeer. No infantery. I intensely rally troop together so that the healer had a Max effect. In general I loose 1 maybe 2 HC and 3-8 musketeer due to the pesky towers

 

[somuchdust]

I use 5 cannons, 4 HC, 3 supply trains, rest is a mix of range/melee units. i lose most of the time a HC and half the single units from the long walks they go on now.

 

[Brown Bear]

6-8 hc, 12 crossbows, 1 sc, rest infantry. Works most of the time, with 20% loss. Can be 40 tho

 

[firedancer]

For me... they all die... always.

 

[Saxon]

I use 18 raiders, the rest pike. Purely in it for the loot, though I usually get 3 stars. Never keep anything, but I earn enough food for it not to matter. Late medieval age, 600-800 trophy range. Last time I kept any units was before the HC nerf back in classical /early medieval age

 

[Funken_A]

I've tried all of thee suggestions. It don't work for me. I lose my troops pretty much every time. the only time I did nto lose troops is when I can bring both Offense blessings and use multiple tactics. But the fact is I can never keep up with the trade goods to maintain this

AND now I'm being raided constantly for more than I can raid. I went backwards yesterday. Before yesterday nobody came close to getting 100% on me. But yesterday 5 players did and 1 of them was a lower aged player. Every player brought multiple tactics and blessings and used generals. I started the day with 970k gold and this morning I had 600k, and that was with me raiding in beteween

I honestly don't understand this game.

I'm walking away, my frustration level is extremly high, and that is a reason not to play

good luck to all of you