The Power of Shrikes

[RHMD]

Can a player at level 8200 take out the base of a player at level 15,900 with just shrikes? Let's say player at level 8200 has level 12 shrikes. And let's say player at level 15,900 has mostly level 11 and level 12 defense, with a shielded level 12 shield generator enhancing the health of the buildings. Let's say in the first wave, player 8200 attacked with 55 shrikes, and destroyed 21 buildings. Let's say in the second wave, player 8200 used 75 shrikes (using the combat and warp boosts), but this time, player 8200 lost 63 shrikes, but managed to take out 75 buildings including the CC. Am I wrong to deduce that without some form of a cheat, this is impossible? To test this theory out, Player 15,900, me, attacked another player at level 14,000 with 95 level 11 shrikes. Player 15,900 lost all 95 shrikes and took out only 13 buildings. In other words, Player 15,900 cannot take out 21 buildings of a player 2000 levels below him with 95 shrikes, but player 8200 can take out 21 buildings of a player 8000 bases ABOVE him with 55 shrikes. Am I missing something here?

[Chump]

1) Perhaps you placed you shrikes in the wrong spot, and your base design could be poor.
2) Defense is all about the incendiary cores. I dont really care if you have level 12 gun turrets, how are your incendiary/sniper turrets?
3) His troops are (could have been) much more powerful than yours. Lets take worst case scenario, he had the temporary troop level boost, the permanent attack boost, and the person you attacked had the permanent defense boost. Also remember that he has level 12, which is a pretty decent upgrade for shrikes.
4) What 21 buildings did he take out, and what 13 buildings did you take out? It's much easier for shrikes to take out a crystal mine than an X1 turret

No, I highly doubt this was cheating.

[Derbo]

I take out people more than twice my level, using only shrikes, all of the time.

[RHMD]

I have six incendiary turrets at level 12, a couple of others at level 11, and two at level 8. They are two rows back defensively, so they cannot be destroyed first. My first row of defense are the canon turrets, ALL at level 12. I have 2 sniper turrets at level 12, and they are two rows back from the edge. in the 21 buildings he took out with 55 shrikes, he took out 3 incendiary turrets, 4 concussion, 1 sniper, 6 gun, 3 teslas, and 4 canons. I'm telling you, man, this is crazy, because a player at level 40,000 has attacked my base with shrikes as well, and obviously destroyed my base, but loses 40 shrikes out of 95 each time. My shrikes are at level 11. The difference between level 11 and level 12 is small, and extra 50 damage. That's it. You think that extra 50 damage is the difference between me unable to take out 13 buildings on a level 14,000 player with 95 shrikes, and he taking out 21 buildings on a player 8000 levels above him with 55 shrikes? Do you see the difference? I used 40 more shrikes than he did, and could not take out an equal amount of bases on a player 2000 levels below me, but he, with 40 shrikes less, could take out more buildings on a player 8000 levels above him. That doesn't make sense. Not when my base and the base of the player at level 14k are pretty much identical.

[NightSun]

this has been addressed a lot of times.. seems that the balance especially in defense is not there yet. also, there is still no answer from kabam as to how exactly the shield gen. bonus is being applied ( doesnt seem to work correctly ) . sadly we ll have to wait and see whats going to happen regarding this

[RHMD]

I just attacked the 14k player with 190 shrikes in two waves. I managed to take out 20 buildings in total in those two waves. Yet a player 8000 levels below me managed to take out my entire base with 130 shrikes.

[Derbo]

I have six incendiary turrets at level 12, a couple of others at level 11, and two at level 8. They are two rows back defensively, so they cannot be destroyed first. My first row of defense are the canon turrets, ALL at level 12. I have 2 sniper turrets at level 12, and they are two rows back from the edge. in the 21 buildings he took out with 55 shrikes, he took out 3 incendiary turrets, 4 concussion, 1 sniper, 6 gun, 3 teslas, and 4 canons. I'm telling you, man, this is crazy, because a player at level 40,000 has attacked my base with shrikes as well, and obviously destroyed my base, but loses 40 shrikes out of 95 each time. My shrikes are at level 11. The difference between level 11 and level 12 is small, and extra 50 damage. That's it. You think that extra 50 damage is the difference between me unable to take out 13 buildings on a level 14,000 player with 95 shrikes, and he taking out 21 buildings on a player 8000 levels above him with 55 shrikes? Do you see the difference? I used 40 more shrikes than he did, and could not take out an equal amount of bases on a player 2000 levels below me, but he, with 40 shrikes less, could take out more buildings on a player 8000 levels above him. That doesn't make sense. Not when my base and the base of the player at level 14k are pretty much identical.

OK. I see your point now.

Yeah... those incendiary turrets are the bane of shrikes... I, too, think something is off. he shouldn't have been able to break you without liberal use of bombas, to boot.

[RHMD]

I just asked the player at level 14k to attack me with his level 11 shrikes. He used 95 shrikes and lost all 95 of them, taking out only seven buildings. So a player 2000 levels below me managed with 95 shrikes to take out 7 buildings. A player 8000 levels below me managed with 55 shrikes to take out 21 buildings.