“Clash of Clans” is a popular name in the mobile gaming market, and the title managed to quickly establish itself as one of the most addictive and exciting games for mobile devices, especially for those who love a deeper strategy and like to experiment with more creative gameplay against other players. It had some issues in the beginning, but its developers are clearly determined to make the most from this game, so they’ve been releasing various updates that not only polish the current content and fix bugs, but they’ve also been adding new gameplay elements.
Currently, a major update is planned and scheduled for a release on October 24, but it also looks like the game will get a smaller one before that, which will introduce various new features such as a new level for the Lightning Spell and other minor improvements. It’s worth noting that the spell’s levels will be rearranged somewhat, as the level 6 version will be available at Town Hall 9, since the new level 7 is granted at Town Hall 10.
In addition, the spell has been made more powerful overall as its latter levels have seen a damage boost, and the spell now comes with increased accuracy and better performance as a whole. It’s clear that Supercell saw some potential for a buff in this particular spell and they’re trying to give it as much of a boost as they can get away with before needing a rebalancing patch, but hopefully they won’t be too far off from the mark once the update hits devices.
When exactly is that going to happen, actually? We aren’t sure but it’s supposed to arrive at some point during this week. The game has gone a while without an update now, and it would be great motivation for players to come back for another few rounds and remind themselves how fun the whole experience was.
There’s a reason why “Clash of Clans” quickly became one of the most popular names on the mobile gaming market, and it’s not because of luck – the game offers a great combination of strategic thinking and solid, deep gameplay combined with an attractive art style and plenty of opportunities for exploring alternative approaches to any given situation.
It certainly also helps that it’s free, although of course it builds on the typical “free to play” model, where spending money grants the player various advantages and can be a good way to overcome difficult moments. Some players are against this trend as a whole but it’s pretty obvious that it’s here to stay, for good or bad – and it’s also worth noting that “Clash of Clans” in particular has a much better implementation of it than most other games on the market, so it’s not really that bad.
But for now, most players don’t seem that interested in the small update that’s coming this week – their main focus is on the big one scheduled for October, and it looks like the game is going to see a nice surge in player numbers once that update rolls out.
It’s good to see that the developers keep adding so much new content without charging for it (at least for the base content itself), and this is definitely one of the main contributing factors to the game’s popularity. We can probably safely assume that “Clash of Clans” wouldn’t be played so much right now if it wasn’t for the frequency of its updates.