Clash Royale Shifting from monthly content to quarterly (balance changes & updates)

Shifting from monthly content to quarterly (balance changes & updates)
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Shifting from monthly content to quarterly (balance changes & updates)

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 05:56 AM PDT

Hi Reddit,

I'm Max, the new Clash Royale Community Manager. If you missed the recent announcement, you can watch our introduction video here and enjoy Rick and I dressed as mighty Barbarians (and me needing to stop skipping leg day).

I wanted to take this occasion to address the current hot topic in the community: seasons and monthly content. After seeing many comments and questions at the start of Season 23, I figured that some open talk about our plans would be good. Let this be my trial by fire.

The shift

At the beginning of 2021, we decided to switch our focus from monthly content, like balance changes and seasons, to fully target the team's effort to provide better and more impactful quarterly updates.

Why did we decide that?

The first season, The Flood, was released in July 2019, with the introduction of Pass Royale. At the time, the idea was indeed to provide monthly content while continuing to work on updates. Which were:

- September 2019: Party button, new tiebreakers rules, triple draft

- November 2019: 5 minutes battles and 3x elixir rule

- August 2020: Clan Wars II

Even though September and November updates have been essential for the game's health, they were light on content. And the big update, Clan Wars II, took a lot of development time while not being the success we hoped. A change was needed.

Why do we think it's the right call?

The Magic Items was the first update after switching our focus, and it was a success that has significantly grown the player base. The content introduced obviously played an important part in that success, but the new organisation and focus allowed the team to deliver that content.

For the game, the larger player base and the team, the change from monthly to quarterly IS a good thing. We can see it clearly every day.

So, what does that mean for the seasons?

Like most of you already noticed, we slowed down the release cadence of new arenas at the start of 2021 (the last one was Forbidden Palace in February).

The current plan is to have fixed season themes for some in-game events (Logmas in December, Shocktober in October, Lunar Year, Birthday, etc.) and mainly using existing arenas. In total, we have released 16 new arenas since the introduction of seasons. Most of them have just been used once, and we want them to be showcased more as well as existing arenas in Trophy Road. P.E.K.K.A's Playground, for instance, was very much appreciated by players.

It does NOT mean that you will never see a new arena. I can already tell you that some are in preparation, but they will be much less frequent than before.

I hope that this relatively lengthy text provided you with a better insight into our work and mindset and that you appreciated the step towards openness. More news about the next update is coming very soon!

Thanks for reading!

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Double prediction won me the game

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 07:28 AM PDT

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July balance wishlist: Addressing Graveyard's randomness and Rock-Paper-Scissors. Ladder-oriented reworks and more!

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 02:33 PM PDT

Heya! The second quarter of 2021 is closing in and we've had time to digest the meta. This is my wishlist for July. With quarterly balance changes, I included more and bolder suggestions. Sorry they aren't as easy to digest. I also wanted to point out improvements to some long-standing problems.

My most important points are in bold italic (as a sort of tl;dr). Please read my full reasoning before discussing a particular idea! I love these discussions and nowadays I have them far less often than before, so I hope they are good this time!

Here's a rundown of nerfs I considered but chose not to: Electro Giant, Heal Spirit, Miner, Mega Minion, Goblin Cage, Fisherman, Bomber, Fireball. Ask me in the comments.

Reworks

Graveyard RNG removed:

Initial spawn speed brought back to 2sec. 16 skeletons spawn in total (from 15)
The spawn locations are fixed at 4.5 distance from the center (from 4-5) and may only be displaced if a building occupies them
The order is also fixed but it flips based on which lane the spell is played on
Visualization I made

What I believe to be the most important change in this wishlist. I really don't think I need to justify this one. These changes completely remove RNG and I find them chaotic enough to keep the old spirit of Graveyard. If it makes the card too strong or too weak, there are other stats that can be tinkered with, but I think only bumping up the skeleton count by one is fair.

Graveyard RNG is relevant. Focus not on the bad placement here, but that a different RNG would have completely changed the outcome.

Wizard rework/buff:

Cost reduced to 4
Range reduced 5.5 > 5
Hitspeed slower 1.4sec > 1.7sec
Initial Attack slower 0.4sec > 0.7sec
Damage -6% (234 > 220)

GC 3d stats over the last 2 months: Usage 2-4%, Win 15-24%

5k ladder usage: 36% | 7k ladder usage: 2%

Wizard should be buffed, but he is already the most used card in the game in some parts of ladder and a buff wouldn't help. I've suggested reworks like this many times already, but I think it's just so important. This is a medium-risk rework with an immensely high reward. The changes reduce Wizard's elixir cost to 4 and rewind most of the buffs he got over the years. Why 4 elixir?

Costing 5 is a problem in mid-ladder: Players in this range just fail to understand the importance of elixir. I think the reception of the recent Bomber rework shows this: weeks after its cost was reduced, mid-ladder usage decreased 40%, but top ladder usage increased 300%. Wizard is overrated because players don't understand what a burden the 5-elixir cost is.

Costing 5 is a problem in competitive: But competitive players understand. Wizard is nonviable because he has the poorest hitpoints for 5 elixir by a LONG stretch. Unlike other fragile cards, he doesn't have a long range and can't fly, so he can't stay in relative safety. His health is more in line with 4-elixir cards and at a 4-cost, he would be similar to Electro Wizard and other cards that demonstrably doesn't have Wizard's issues, at least not to his extent.

Aftermath: Since Wizard is the most popular mid-ladder card, less wizards would help with other meta problems. It would mean, for example, less Valkyrie, Mega Knight, Mini P.E.K.K.A. to counter him. All of this would make playing Royal Hogs and Elixir Golem less punishing, etc.

Skeleton Army rework/buff:

Cost reduced to 2
Skeleton count reduced to 8
Deployment pattern now symmetrical
This seemed risky so I playtested it, interactions after this bloc

GC 3d stats over the last 2 months: Usage 9-11%, Win 39-44%

3.5k ladder usage: 51% !!! | 5k ladder usage: 24% | 7k ladder usage: 11%

Looking at 5k vs 7k ladder, Skeleton Army doesn't appear as disjointed as Wizard, however, a little before 4k, Skeleton Army is used in over half of all decks. This is insane. You must look all the way back to 2k, where less cards are available, to find a different card be used as much. It's detrimental for diversity in low ladder and quite overused in mid-ladder. I think it's about time Skeleton Army gets the same reputation as Wizard.

I'll try to summarize why I think the game doesn't need a 3-elixir Skarmy, why I think the game needs a 2-elixir Skarmy, and why I think 8 skeletons is a fair amount.

Skarmy is polarizing: it can defend some pushes extremely well, even if it's dealt with a bit late, but a single spell destroys it. There is little placement or macro strategy, it's efficient, and almost a universal answer. Because of this it really leverages mindless playstyles. This is something no one benefits from.

My rework shakes what Skarmy is about. Like how Bomber became THE super cheap splasher, Skeleton Army would become THE super cheap swarm. Small spells become neutral trades, but might still be worth it. Skarmy is still effective in a lot of the same ways, but it can no longer instantly destroy big pushes. It would not be a universal answer, but also you would not need 3 elixir to utilize its features. A bigger fraction of the skeletons die before deploying, but they no longer block each other's way.

Overall, 8 skeletons seemed the most fair to me. I showed my experiments below. They also show promising signs that the 2-elixir Skarmy will have some micro strategies, enabling good players to use it more efficiently and reducing the ladder discrepancy even more.

Here are the dynamics and interactions I tested with my 2-elixir Skeleton Army:

Played alone, they can't reach the princess tower. Therefore little counterpush potential
Against small swarms the Skeleton Army previously countered, like Three Musketeers or Rascals, it now needs additional support
Still very effective against unsupported tanks
Goblin Giant can only be countered effectively if the backpack goblins are distracted
Elite Barbarians get countered for 0 damage if you play it on top of the targeted elite barbarian
Night Witch gets countered for 0 damage if you play it before she spawns bats
Lumberjack, Battle Healer, and others win a 1v1 interaction without the help of towers.
Goblin Gang makes it disappear if it's played right on top, but on the side, it does a decent job

Addressing Rock-Paper-Scissors

What exactly am I addressing? Well, in Clash Royale, some cards counter others, and that's alright because decks negate this by having cards with different roles. No one stops you from making a deck with 8 Golem counters, but such a deck would perform poorly in most matchups.

The problem is that some cards counter certain key strategies so much that their sole inclusion in a deck makes some matchups incredibly one-sided. This is what I define as Rock-Paper-Scissors.

I think there are two main offenders right now: Earthquake Vs X-Bow and Mother Witch Vs Graveyard. It's especially bad with Earthquake, because as a spell, there exists no counterplay. On the other hand, Mother Witch can be countered, but she is overpowered.

Earthquake changes:

Building damage -15% (238 > 204)
Crown Tower damage +6% (58 > 61)
No longer damages underground Tesla

GC 3d stats over the last 2 months: Usage 2-4%, Win 46-56%

Earthquake will be like before the last change, except with 10% less crown tower damage. After the last rework, Earthquake once again became so good against buildings that its sole inclusion in a deck made certain matchups unfair. I'm changing this back.

Also a win for OCD. Buildings now receive simply 3x damage and Crown Towers receive a standard 30%, like with all other spells. The numbers now have clear relations.

Mother Witch changes and bugfixes:

Cursed Hogs hitpoints -15% (520 > 440)
Curse duration: 5sec > 7sec, reduced particles communicate when it's about to wear out
Bugfix: Cursed Hog no longer affected by the death explosion of the unit it was summoned from
Bugfix: Curse now defaults to the higher level (from Mirror or in 2v2)

GC 3d stats over the last 2 weeks: Usage 18-20%, Win 59%

Mother Witch is primarily strong against swarm decks, especially Graveyard. Since skeletons die in one attack, changing the curse's duration doesn't matter. The increased duration and the bugfixes only benefit her against tougher units, reducing the matchup-dependence.

It also makes for a nice consistency with the 7sec spawn times of the other witches.

So this mostly nerfs her in matchups she dominates and keeps her unique mechanic relevant.

Basic buffs/nerfs

Giant Skeleton buff: Bomb damage +23% (444 > 545)

GC 3d stats over the last 2 weeks: Usage 1%, Win 27-40%

I think the bomb should be a more important part of Giant Skeleton, so I buffed its damage to be closer to that of Fireball. Barbarians and Mother Witch still survive.

Elite Barbarians nerf: Range reduced to Melee Short

GC 3d stats right now: Usage 21-23%, Win 55-57%

Elite Barbarians are OP. This change brings "consistency" with Barbarians in terms of range.

Firecracker buff: Internal changes to make her movement and shooting more predictable

GC 3d stats over the last 2 months: Usage 2-5%, Win 34-47%

Sight Range reduced 8.5 > 6.5, Projectile Speed +15% (6.67 > 7.5 tiles/sec), Shrapnel Projectile Speed +9% (9.17 > 10 tiles/sec), Starting Explosion Radius increased (0.65 > 0.8)

It seems that most people dislike how uncontrollable and unpredictable Firecracker is. By reducing her sight range, she won't run to targets far away from her attack range. The faster projectiles and bigger explosion radius make it so her splash rarely misses its target.

Barbarian Barrel nerf: Slower deploy time 0.5sec > 1sec, Width increased 2.6 > 2.9

GC 3d stats over the last 2 months: Usage 26-34%, Win 53-57%

Always a top 5 card, always an insane winrate for the last year, always other nerfs take priority. This card has gone under the radar for way too long and it's time to address it.

The slower deploy time makes distracting the barbarian easier, also, left ignored, he would only score one swing on the tower. This is pretty big, so I compensated it a little by slightly increasing the width to span a more standard 1.5 tiles.

Bomb Tower buff: Lifetime increased 25sec > 30sec

GC 3d stats over the last 2 weeks: Usage 1%, Win 38-49%

While all active buildings have a 30sec lifetime, Bomb Tower has 25sec. It needs a buff anyway.

Guards buff: Faster first attack (0.4s > 0.3s)

GC 3d stats over the last 2 months: Usage 1%, Win 26-49%

Guards aren't versatile, so having a low usage is okay, but they should still be viable.

Bugfixes and tweaks

Lava Hound change: Sight Range increased 5.5 > 7.5

Lava Hound bug explained here

Symmetry tweak to 6 cards: Deployment flipped based on the lane they are played

Barbarians, Bats, Goblin Gang, Royal Hogs, Minion Horde, Royal Recruits

Cards with 2 or 3 units in them abide by this rule. These six don't, which results in different interactions depending on the lane they are played. For example, if you play Recruits to stop a charging Prince in the last moment, it will only work on one lane no matter their placement.

This is one of a few issues that make the two lanes nonequivalent.

Cannon buff: Faster initial attack 1sec > 0.6sec

Cannon is missing a loadtime stat, making its first attack the same as its hitspeed. Cannon Cart has a 0.6sec first attack, even without wheels. The two cards are inconsistent, even though the developers wanted to make them consistent. So I'm suggesting this change.

Tornado nerf: Crown Tower damage reduced 35% > 30%

Devs forgot to change it when spell damage was nerfed across the board.

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One can dream... [Art]

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 04:50 AM PDT

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If you can’t beat them, join them

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 04:25 AM PDT

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Lumberjack Illustrated by @amenhotep_jpn

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 06:51 AM PDT

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Braindead player clones 4 egolems into splash units

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:41 AM PDT

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WIN MY CHALLENGE! Top 3 Best Decks for SirTag Fast Cycle Challenge!

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 10:26 AM PDT

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Pro tip: If someone gives you a free win in a challenge, and you BM that, go ahead and abort yourself from life.

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:02 AM PDT

I have the season pass. I start any match against someone without the pass by activating their tower to help them along as a F2P. You're really gonna spam BM like I played poorly by giving you a free win? Some people really do be mouth breathers though.

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Clash Royale is in desperate need of more gold

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 03:39 AM PDT

With the recent additions of magic items, players are now upgrading their cards much faster than ever before. This is an awesome change, don't get me wrong, it's what pulled me back to the game after taking a long break months ago. Unfortunately now, I'm stuck staring at dozens of cards that are ready to upgrade with no gold to do it with. I feel like I've been stuck at king tower lvl 12 for ages now. And no, Im not gonna cough up $50 just to upgrade one card from lvl 12 to lvl13.

The overlying issue with this dilemma is that there ARE many opportunities provided to earn gold. Battle pass rewards, clan wars, even just completing matches all give you gold. However, it's chump change and Supercell knows it.

I feel like the best way to solve this issue is to do a big overhaul of the gold earnings system entirely. Perhaps gold earnings for matches could be scaled based on the arena you play in? This would not only help fix the gold progression issue, but it would also incentivize players to climb and play more often.

Please Supercell, you have made great strides forward with the addition of magic items, now its time to accommodate this change of progression with some tweaks to gold earnings.

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His name is my reaction

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:40 AM PDT

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I have tried so many damn decks for this cycle challenge but can’t figure anything out that works, limitations I have in the comments.

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 09:37 AM PDT

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THIS TV ROYALE WONT BE JUST Q&A! hype

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 06:28 AM PDT

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The Boulder don't even bounce on Clash Royale : (

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 08:49 PM PDT

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Best Deck For SIRTAG'S FAST Cycle Challenge (Video link in comments)

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 04:04 AM PDT

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1 HP overtime tower trade

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 01:17 PM PDT

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how to defend rage ebarber tutorial: 1. archer split 2. ebarn is kil 3. enjoy (good stats for the cost)

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 06:48 PM PDT

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I’ve lived long enough to see myself become the villain. I became what I swore to destroy ��

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 10:36 PM PDT

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Looking For Team!

Posted: 03 Jun 2021 10:12 PM PDT

I've now just got back into Clash Royale and now looking for a team! My highest Trophies is 5069... currently I'm Challenger 1 because of how inactive I was, but I really wanna play this game and grind next season! My tag is: