Has SUPERCELL FIXED the Engineered Base problem?

After months and Months of debate, lingering questions are still swarming around the CoC community! Now in Feb. 2017 we have some exciting news... the reign of the Engineered Base could be OVER.This is how...

We all know that every update that SuperCell does they include a balancing into the Clan War algorithm. This is the process that the programmers use to match clans up in the Clan War setting. This has been a difficult task for them because they are having to combat two different issues. 1st they WANT players to have the freedom to upgrade their base in any way they get the most enjoyment from the game, that's 1st and foremost. 2nd they want to make the matchmaking process as fair as possible for all players. Anyone that has played for long enough to get into TH9 or higher knows that there are people out there that try to take advantage of the matchmaking algorithms by creating lopsided bases, meaning their defenses are 1 TH level lower (or much more in the Engineered case) than the offenses.

During the matchmaking process in the past players would get favorable matchups if they had weaker defenses than offenses. This was because of earlier adjustments the programmers had to make to keep the matchmaking as fair as possible. This reminds me of a chess match between the Supercell programmers and the Players of the Game. Each time the Programmers would find a reasonable solution and level out the game the Players would just find another way to gain advantages.

Now, after this ongoing ebb and flow of programming adjustments and player reactions to those adjustments we have seen an effective solution in Clan War matchups. The solution was what I like to call a "Match Point" A match point is the average between a player's offense and defense, this average is a more accurate way to see the base and inevitably a more accurate way to match the player up.

Few points to remember..

• you can still effect where YOU are in the lineup with underdeveloped defenses but

• it will not change you opponents

• underdeveloped defenses and maxed offenses will hurt you overall

• a balanced aligns with supercell's vision of "how to" play which is always your safest bet

• .5 bases are not going away! this is still a smart way to upgrade to START every new TH lvl

If you have a clan that is struggling with matchups look at each member and see if they have an unbalanced base. step 2 FIX IT

Finally a good example of what to expect in a matchup based on your base is as follows..If you have a maxed TH8 defenses and Maxed TH9 Offenses expect to see a close to maxed TH9 as your opponent. That's considered a fair matchup based on the TROOPS you have to attack with. This HURT you because that close to max TH9 can easily 3 star the TH8 defenses BUT you as a Max TH9 may not 3 star every time on their close to max 9.

as we go further it gets worse for the engineered bases. A TH8 on defense and a TH10 on offense can expect a mid leveled TH10. There will be no contest with their troops vs the TH8 defenses and there is no guarantee to 3 star any TH10 even if you get the 9.5 due to your defensive posture...

this will change everything folks. My suggestion, dump the engineered bases and even those defenses out.. and BTW upgrade each new TH with the .5 in mind just don't take it too far because it could cost your clan in the long run!