As it happens with every big update to a game as important as Clash of Clans, the upcoming Town Hall 11 update has players either quite excited or not at all. Since everyone has been speculating about what the update will include and how it will change the game, I decided to also speculate a bit. When the update was originally announced in Clash Con, many felt that the focus on Town Hall 11 showed that the upcoming update was going to mostly include features that matter only to the top Clash of Clan players rather than the majority of the game's community. The reaction must have been measurable because the developers came out the other day and declared that the update is part of an effort to improve the way everyone plays Clash of Clans and, in general, will bring "quality-of-life" changes.
One of the biggest issues from the Town Hall 11 update was that the personal break timer had previously been used by gamers to help them make and use specific strategies. The personal break timer was supposed to “level the playing field” for players who were unable to stay logged into the game as much, but it ended up causing more trouble for players. The players were sometimes denied access to the game during important moments in the game. After backlash the personal break ceiling is now extended by one hour and the shieldless defense time also was increased to 30 minutes. Previously that was 15 minutes, and it seems that most gamers have been more okay with the compromise, but still issues linger from that update and the backlash that ensued.
The update to “Clash of Clans” today and the addition of the personal break monitor seems to be Supercell saying to fans they are willing to do what it takes to get them back into the game and make them happy. This will also give the hardcore gamers out there a way to calculate their strategies around the new break timer setup. You can get both types of updates for both Android and iOS right now, including the new optional update with the winter theme.
