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1. Thanks very helpfull guide. Although i deleted the game no matter what guide you follow at the end of the day the guy that pays the most real money gets to the top. And when you reach his position maybe after 2 or 3 months of struggling not to get constantly raided other players will always be too much better than you not because they play the game better but because the pay the game more.

   1. Yeah I have been playing maybe a week and half and am level 18 and have a very very hard island to raid and easily save 60k gold and 50k wood and 10k stone each night for upgrades. There is a real way to make this game work. I haven't spent a penny. Just good at time and resource management.

2. What annoys me is when I get raided by people 10+ levels higher than me...how's that fair?

   Can't even test my base design/strategy because there is no strategy...only overpowered tanks trampling my defenses, matchmaking is totally screwed in this.

   1. That happens if you consistently beat everyone on your map. The thought is that if you can beat people on your map super easily, that you need a better challenge. It's actually perfect matchmaking.

      1. How is it perfect matchmaking if my base gets steamrolled by players 10 levels higher, I have ZERO chance of defending that.

         1. Stop destroying targets immediately that show up on your map. It's not good strategy anyways because your resources will fill up super fast and others will be able to loot from you and get more of your stuff more easily.

            Do you think they came up with this willy nilly? Months of testing go into making a game like this and determining things like matchmaking. It should make you feel like you need to rise to the challenge instead of complaining.

            1. So rising to the challenge is purposefully avoiding confrontations which is the most fun part of the game? Great game design right there, must of took them months of testing! not.

               1. Clearly you're a troll that will never be happy. It's all about strategy, something which you obviously don't understand. It's not about avoiding confrontations, it's about timing everything right.

                  1. You're the troll here, and a one with some real issues at that if you have to create arguments on the internet lol. Oh an btw you just contradicted yourself because to time things right you have to avoid confrontations lol, derp..

                     1. i realize how late this is, but just putting my two cents for future visitors: Valerie's on the right track, here. Timing and avoiding confrontations are not the same thing by a long shot. Just show a little restraint until you have a plan.

                        Hate it or not, the system that the earlier guest had issues with is definitely intended to be set up that way. I just hit 20, and for a few levels there (11-13 i think), I was getting my butt kicked. Now I'm sitting pretty.

                        Encouraging random enemies when the player is attacking everyone blindly is a smart way to slow them down. It made me stop and start thinking before things got out of hand.

                        I would be screwed by now if I hadn't realized that spending all your money and training on one strategy isn't going to work. Right now my feed's filling up with the same guy failing to take my base, and he's just doing the same thing over and over.

                        1. They all said avoid raiding! Stop reinterpreting what they said! Their matchmaking algorithm is one sided. They said so. It is purely on VP points! It needs a far more complex algorithm! Taking everything into consideration.

                        2. Like your advice towards the end much better than Valerie's

                     2. This game is all about who spends real money no strategy has any match for someone who spends money,
                        

                        1. I'm totally with you Hank. I feel someone has to put this people in their place and put stop to their unfair pratices. I have never seen such unfair game. They make you feel you can use strategy and timing all the up to 30s level and when you realize you're being conned, you already have spent real money on this stupid game.

                           1. If you feel their practices are unfair then don't play the game it's not that complicated but to say things like "unfair practices" and "someone has to put these these people in their place" makes it sounds like you think they are running a Ponzi scheme or something and greatly diminishes your credibility.

            2. Destroying targets is the point of the game Valerie. And yes, the match making system is very flawed in this game. Essentially Super cell is forcing people to quit out of frusteration. What is the point of a game if I am to just sit there and not attack - makes no sense to me or any other gamers I know

               1. Agree
                  

   2. Supercell should improve the match making system
      

   3. Don't expand Radar until your strongest

   4. If you are getting raided too much then it's time to focus upgrading defensive buildings for awhile. Plain & simple. This game has no overnight solutions. Once you employ a new strategy it takes anywhere from a couple days to a couple weeks to get results depending on your lvl (lvl 48 myself started around Thanksgiving last year and never spent a dime)

3. It's your fault for aiming to get to the top of a score board. Not one game have I cared about that. That said, I have not spent on dollar on these games. They are the most complete and most functional game you could get for free. Here's a guide: enjoy the game while it lasts. Don't pay a dime. Don't overuse gems. And delete it when you're done. I didn't know you can buy gems until I clicked the plus sign. No random pop ups screaming at me to buy something. Not even ads. This solid game gets way too much flack.

   1. If you are referring to my comment below, I'm not trying to get to the top of the scoreboard at all, I couldn't care less for that, I'm simply playing the game by raiding other peoples bases and having fun, isn't that what the game is?

      My main point is you shouldn't get raided by unbeatable players 5-10 levels higher than you simply because you are skilled enough to beat players your level

      1. Its a strategy game, including managing your resources planning attacks, defense and blah blah. The loot bonus is too little imo and YES if you attack too often you'll be faced with higher lvl opponents. I can understand that, i just have issues with the resource bases. I hope they fix it. As for your own resource management, planning is crucial. Do you know you can stack those resources in your productions by simply not collecting them all the time? Same goes with the boats. However i'm just annoyed at why they dont tell you how much you can stack those in your boats. I hope SC will fix that soon. All in all, manage your resource collection is the only way to go imo. Self control is key in this game :)

   2. Pointless babble! At least read for comprehension first before babbling!

4. Although I'm an avid player of BB (it's the only freemium game I have ever enjoyed), I regularly curse at Supercell for allowing players to:

   1. Raid players who are multiple levels below them.
   2. Repeatedly raid you with no immunity periods in between.

   Then I realized that this is intentional. With other players continually skimming your resources, you can never save for the big upgrades, which is how they push you to buy diamonds. Who needs in-game ads and pop-ups when you can get other players to do your dirty work for you.

   Have you ever noticed that all of the human opponents who appear on your map are a lower level than you are? Somewhere there's a player with less game time than you, cursing every time you raid him. There's always a bigger fish and a littler fish in this game, and you have a place in this intentionally dysfunctional food-chain.

   1. I honestly haven't had a level lower than me pop up on my map since i was like level 20 I'm 29 right now and I see nothing but 30s and up. If you win more you start facing higher levels even the NPCs are level 29 now.

      1. Proving that algorithm sucks & is haphazardly random!

   2. Well...intro VP 295 level 15 vault level 13: I used to attack day long and upgrade. It worked for Me till now. But now players on my radar are level 40+ . can't attack any more. So this game isn't about going straight. Its about strategy . recently defeated Dr Terror and made a lot of resources as my offence is strong. Defence is weak. Attacked by higher players..lost a lot. So had to put the HQ on beach . do you get it??? Its not an over night game. I play with my friends via task force. It need precision.you can enjoy the ops with friends but managing your base is your management not ego. (M not a teacher, can't be sure if you understood my point. But there is always a new game to suit you. I love here..I love offensive but this game may be teaching me patience and a will not to pay a single rupee. Cheers mate.

      1. Sorry, there's no way that you defeated Dr. Terror at your level. Maybe a few of his bases but you did not defeat him - this I promise

   3. This ain't rocket surgery fellas... When you raid your vp goes up... When you get raided it goes down... The higher your vp the higher the lvl of players who appear on ur map... The higher ur vp the higher lvl of players whose map you appear on. If you attack constantly you will find bigger bases on ur map and will be attacked by bigger players

5. Very helpful guide. Seems as if you enjoy the game, and I'm baffled by the 3.5 star review.

6. I got raided 22 times while I was at work, and not one was successful. Awesome way to get diamonds if you ask me. I'm level 17 overall, headquarters at level 7. Radar at level 3. I've only been raided one time successfully since I started playing.

   I'm upgrading everything to max before doing headquarters and radar again, with radar way behind, this keeps the matchmaking pretty fair.

   1. I agree. If you do this game right you can make your base very hard to raid. I am level 18 and have a very very hard to raid base. I haven't been successfully raided for a few days at least. I haven't spent a dime. Now my base is so hard to raid I think people scout me and just pass because it is work and they pass onto other more easy bases. There really is a way to play this game and have a blast.

7. Don't know why but I always do very good at these games. I am level 18 and have tons unlocked a almost impossible to raid island and am having a blast and spent zero bucks and zero cents. This game and COC I have been playing for a week or so and haven't spent a dime. And have gotten really far. It's just about being smart with your diamonds and coordinating timers and projects and plans and time management and being patient. If your not patient better be ready to spend some serious dough. I plan on buying a $10 spot of diamonds on this game and COC this weekend. First off just because I think they are worth it and why not? Second because I would like to have some on hand for that special upgrade or fight. But I really haven't found their free to play model they offensive at all. Dungeon keeper? Yeah that one was horrible. I find you can have a really fun time with super cells games without paying any or very little money. Now sure if you want it NOW then spend the money. But if you don't with time all is available. In fact I find the pace fun of some of these games. It's part of the thrill. You really appreciate that upgraded barracks when you played for a few days saving up what you need and it takes a few days to finish building. I never tried COC even know it seemed so flipping popular. Finally broke down and figured why not? Tried it after my son who's 11 told me how fun it is and was willing to do tons of yard work for a $5 bag of gems. Happy I did try it. Because I am having a blast with this game and COC. Some of the gems could really be a bit cheaper. I think they should do a sale. 50% off gems purchase 24 hour sale. I would drop $20 for that.

   1. Not really.
      Your opponents will keep raiding you, so you will eventually have a tough time upgrading.

   2. whats COC

      1. clash of clans

8. Except that you can't really win in a game like boom beach. It goes on, and on and on, and on and on and on and on and on. No fun, just upgrade and upgrade and upgrade and upgrade and upgrade.

9. Best way to win is to not play. I played for 3 days. What a waste of time. All these freemium games are a waste of time. You can only do 2-3 moves then wait. Lather, rinse, repeat. What is the point. I want to play games on my own time, not to someone else's schedule.

   No matter how novel the gameplay, freemium games are a waste of time.

10. The only way to win at crap games like this is to not play.

11. Btw, I am #50 on the US leaderboards!

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13. I keep geting attacked by a player... almost every day he tries to beat my base. How can I find him and attack him ?

    1. You cant

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    1. After you have been on for long enough, the game starts a timer. After the timer expires, you may be attacked whether you are logged on or not

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16. For anyone interested, here's what I do. I have two accounts. One is my main base and my priority. I found out the hard way that constantly raiding drives up your VP, exposing you to harder opposition. I think I have it balanced out now.

    My other base is one that I just started a few weeks ago and am already at lvl 22. I never raid, except where resource bases are concerned. I have only been attacked twice, one of which failed.

    Do I make less income from no raiding? Hell yes. But I also get to keep everything that I earn. I have 85 vp, and the game pits me against other players who are of a similar vp, most of which couldn't hope to raid my base.

    So on one hand, I have a base that I use for pvp and raiding and ops and have a lot of fun, playing the way the game was intended. And on the other, I know I have an *almost* untouchable base and am free to not worry over being raided.

17. This is my first post so I have a question or two people who are trolling and giving bad info do the moderators check these people so that they can ban them or at least take their posts off because they are not helpful for people who are trying to help themselves sexy

18. I do know for a fact that victory points do matter extensively on the amounts of attacks from the player level of your attacker. It is not always fair sometimes you do get a much higher attacker but this is because you probably are really far out from your base that means your radar level is high but if you have lower points the calculations are very good at teaming you against lower levels as well. I have tested this myself by putting my HQ right in front of the beach for a week and let everyone attack me after that I put my HQ back and it's defenses. I have one tip to give to anyone that really wants to do save up for something that is a expensive put your HQ right in front of the beach and just leave it there for a couple of days only do this when you already spent all of your money on your upgrade that way your vp points go down and they steal very little if none at all. I hope the time I spent putting this on your post was worth it if it helps anyone

19. And every single person I encountered when I clicked find new was much lower than I ever had before. So in conclusion it's a good way for them to match you against people because if your victory points are high it means that you are destroying a lot of others therefore you should fight other people who have done the same

20. I hope this helps and sorry for posting so many times I just felt it necessary after seeing what some other people whom who "troll" i'd also like to think this website for its development because I find it very useful when I have questions I am a game developer and network administrator and this is by far a great website I will be referring it to my employees and friends

21. I like a challenge but fair is being matched up with people at the same level. At the same level you all have made strategy choices with respect to building your defense and offense. If you keep winning... and not getting raided you maintain your resources and will continue to level up sooner, thereby will keep playing progressively harder competition. It is a punishment to be outleveled by 10 or more just because you are successful at your current level. You end up losing force points and when you are completely missmatched you are at a standstill unless you are willing to shell out BIG MONEY diamonds just to build up your forces to compete with much higher level players.

22. The matchmaking is broken even if just based on the ease of gaining medals and the impossibility of losing them. I avoided conflict early and built up to a decent 13 -14 level base and had never been attacked. The problem was that even with every resource tile and max statues to resource production, it still took over a week to build or upgrade anything further. So I attacked everything on the map and got a huge boost of resources. Took my base up to a fully upgraded lvl 15, my medal count got to 250...and then the attacks began. Complete destruction over 20 times a day. No resource gathering or upgrading or attacking possible at all. That continued for over 2 months before I had lost a massive 10 medals and then they slowed down to weekly. Then I was able to do a little more and now have my medal count down to 235 which seems to be playable. However, I am now well behind my friend who has still never attacked anybody. It is annoying because the people that attack me usually require no troops. My TH 16 goes down to barrage and artillery alone. There is still nothing on my map that is not 20% higher level than me and the guys attacking me are insanely beyond that even.

23. Don't keep upgrading the radar
    It opens up more land for you to attack but
    Also opens for tougher competition
    

24. This article missed the most important point - if you pay money into this or any other freemium game, you lose.

25. Boom Beach is a excellent strategic game that requires the user to also learn that for every action, there is a reaction. You can focus your efforts on your empire or you can be aggressive and try to kick everyone else's booty. Just remember, for every king of the mountain there are 10 more waiting right behind you gaining the ability to eventually take you out. To all the whiners that constantly complain the game is not fair, just stop playing. This is what's wrong with today's younger generation, instead of finding solutions to problems, you whine, complain, piss and moan and even hold protests. If you don't like what's going on, write a better program! As far as I'm concerned, SUPERCELL did a fantastic job!

26. Why don't various defenses blast themselves while trying to shoot my troops in close quarters? If my gernadors launch an attack and hit my bazookas they're toast.