The Update That Almost Killed Clash of Clans

In December 2015, Clash of Clans was making over a billion dollars a year. Then Supercell shipped Town Hall 11 — and within days, players were signing petitions to have the update undone. This is the full story of the most hated update in Clash of Clans history: Town Hall sniping, the shield rewrite, the Personal Break Timer, the backlash, Supercell's answer, and the numbers that show what really happened to the game afterwards. Spoiler: it isn't what the forums said. CHAPTERS 0:00 December 2015 0:00 How Clash of Clans was actually played 0:00 The update 0:00 The backlash 0:00 Supercell's response 0:00 Did it kill the game? 0:00 The real answer Lost Updates tells the full story of the updates that changed your favorite games forever. Subscribe for the next one: the day Supercell deleted Global Chat. SOURCES Patch notes & dates — Clash of Clans Wiki, Version History 2015 & 2016: https://clashofclans.fandom.com/wiki/... Shield, Village Guard & Personal Break rules (Supercell forum post, Nov 2015) — TouchArcade: https://toucharcade.com/2015/11/24/cl... Shield percentages & league bonus — Pocket Gamer: https://www.pocketgamer.com/articles/... Community reaction, Dec 2015 — GameSkinny: https://www.gameskinny.com/opinion/do... Bugs, petition, boycott threats — Gospel Herald: https://www.gospelherald.com/news/cla... Economy fix (Treasury, Star Bonus, Loot Cart) — TouchArcade, Jan 2016: https://toucharcade.com/2016/01/12/su... Revenue & player numbers by year — Business of Apps: https://www.businessofapps.com/data/c... Clash Royale launch revenue — PocketGamer.biz: https://www.pocketgamer.biz/clash-roy... Clash Royale cannibalisation — Deconstructor of Fun: https://www.deconstructoroffun.com/bl... Tencent acquisition, June 2016 — Game Informer: https://gameinformer.com/b/news/archi... This video is not affiliated with or endorsed by Supercell. Game footage and assets are used under Supercell's Fan Content Policy: https://supercell.com/en/fan-content-... #ClashofClans #Supercell #GamingHistory