I think with latest update it also came with alot of problems. The original setup for sellecting troops was 10x better then it is now, I think if you have something good, why change it.
When you decide to change something or add something it should not be something along those lines, I too have been playing this game for over 2 years, once the new updates came, I have been having nothing but problems with battlegrounds and selecting troops, which has taken my interests away from the game, I think having new characters are good, bringing new tournaments, things like this, but changing the setup of everything in my opinion will lose players, it takes a good amount of time to learn the game as it was, then you change everything and you must relearn everything, not worth it in my
If you continue to change how you originally designed the game, people will start to leave, bc it will begin to get frustrating, the game has enough frustration already, with out more needed, should be a simple fun game for all ages, if you make it too difficult whats the point in playing when there are more games out there that are not as intense but have the same excitement.
Last but not least, what I disagree with the game is, in order to advance with certain areas u only provide a option to buy it, there are no other options for certain things, example- lumber, I should not have to spend money to buy lumber, there should be some type of means to where I can work to achieve that for free but there is none, in order to advance and improve my castle I must spend money to buy stuff, which you have turned this fun free game into a all about the money game, which has lost my interest tremendously.
Its been over months since I have actually built anything, and I noticed that once I received the stonehearts, all my builders went away back to 1 builder at a time, and in order to get another builder it required 15000 sapphire, which is ridiculous. This game has went from fun to spending money if u want to advance, which I think you will lose alot of people.
Overall, there should be a way to earn every item in the game for free, not only by spending money. Already I have lost interest with this game, if I want to advance, I must spend money. What use to be fun has now turned into a money game, continues to lose my attention, what use to take 15 - 20 minutes every night to check, now takes hours, everything has slowed down, lags all the time now, always a glitch, and setup sucks, not to mention people can cuss now on the chat, ridiculous...