I usually never post on the forum, but for such a radical change in the game, I think it is necessary to step in and express my opinion about it.
It will probably be an unpopular opinion, however, even last year there was an attempt to implement new changes in the CBDs that then, however, never made it out to the live servers.
What I mean to say is that one of the really nice things about the game was precisely the fact that in order to climb the global rankings and succeed in getting a great city, it was not necessary to use diamonds or other resources that were not accessible to everyone.
Finally in a game I had found the possibility of being able to grow based mostly on the time spent on the game; I had never been able to play the same game for four years consecutively, but unfortunately things change...
This update will not only further increase the distance between the strongest and weakest players and guilds, but it will also push low and average players to quit precisely because there will no longer exist that possibility, that MOTIVATION, to climb the ranks, raise GEs right away, have a high number of battles.
Furthermore, these CDB changes are also inconsistent with Inno Games' latest policies of making Forge of Empires a faster game (see: Speedup of Early Eras testing, the Latest Events, upgrades to Old Buildings and the new overpowered Prizes).
I am sorry to have to read comments that are insulting, senseless and lacking in argument. I don't understand why you are talking about clickers or anything like that, if a player has understood the mechanics and is able to spend more time than you, it is only fair:
1) grow faster
2) have more points
3) have more battles
I don't understand where the problem is, if you don't have time to play, don't play FORGE and don't come complaining on the forums. It is a very normal thing to have advantages if you play more and in the right way!
You are being talked to by a player who has been in an average guild for four years and has always refused top guilds. Now because of this unnecessary change, I will be forced, I repeat after four years, to necessarily go to a top guild. At least before with a couple of "clickers" you could even try to take on a top guild, now it will be virtually impossible!
