Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-35148884-20181005173721/@comment-28829111-20181006042755

Bea58 wrote: "...I don't know about "abuse" I was just trying to warn people that if they want to hit their trophies, it will be the last time so do it while you can. Far as I'm concerned anyone who messes with their clock is "abusing" the game, as in cheating.  Including me.  In games in past, learning cheats always took the fun out of it, but with this game it adds another layer of complexity.

Thank you for this. Bea, I couldn’t agree more. Regarding energy gains I asked several friends who had a lot of energy stored up rather than assume they were abusing. It turns out that crafting was key. Yes, TTing added energy too but not neglecting crafting is how I grew my own. No, I don’t have 999,999 but I have 3 times more than I used to before crafting. A long time ago the items you need to banish were free and dropped from trophies. When Mytona converted things many of us who played in 2016 had/have thousands of torches, clubs, horns, etc... Given the news today about 5he update I chose to cash in (banish) 1000 of each type so I could have a nice stock of energy. Why? So I can continue to gift out my set that pays a red crystal as well as cakes and waffles.

My point is that “abuse” may not be accurate and knowing more data about how a player might have a lot of energy starts with asking questions and not making assumptions. With a frame of reference from playing only a year or so one would not know about the large volume of fixers some players have. Trust me, mine is nothing compared to players who began in 2015. I was glad my friend kept pushing me to craft as I was being lazy about it. That crafting gave me a ton of energy. I shared a bunch of energy sets today and will continue to do so to help others. I do hope the reported player with 999,999 energy also is generous with his/her friends.

This new update will introduce challenges but working together with friends helping each other will get most players through. Let’s call all the little “cheats” loopholes waiting to be discovered. Maybe someone will find one for this release!

I just have to add Kudos to Clover? who TTed into next summer. That gave me a good laugh. It’s her device she can do what she wants. She chartered unknown territories in pursuit of eyeglasses! That is pretty funny.😄