I agree with what everyone else has already said, this is Horrible for the game long term. If the one time event and people hoarding it wasn't enough to alter the landscape dramatically but now this..sheesh. For me though, the main problem is the cumulative effect that ALL these decisions has had on the game experience for me. Taking one indivually is fine.. two ooook... but it seems neverending at this point and I have genuine concerns about the surivability of this game with what the player base is experiencing time and time again. People are leaving in droves from what i can see, yet the situation seems to decline more and more with every passing month.
First it was the introduction of sales for troop cards. Then glory was introduced and rampant sandbagging has Changed the landscape of the game entirely since. Next we got the ability to buy buildings in an unlimited quantity from sales. Then the stronghold happened further encouraging this P2W platform. They changed/broadened matchmaking to reduce times (which was a very rare complaint, so basically breaking something that was working fine for the vast majority) And on and on and on........
So now.. my team faces anywhere from a 20-35 level natural disadvantage EVERY WAR (be it due to sandbagging or the crummy matchmaking), fully loaded strongholds in many, and now forever OP P2W event buildings...
it is beyond frustrating, and without a fix to sandbagging matchmaking very soon I fear this game is going to die. I have already seen my team go from 45 person wars to almost half that due to players being frustrated and needing a break..How can I blame them? EVERY week someone is talking about leaving the game, but our friendships in our alliance is the one thing that keeps people imo.
We have Q&A's talking about needing to be careful, yet nothing is done over 8 months, and the situation is snowballing out of control.
Im really struggling on how to keep things positive at this point.