Saw an exchange between Kyle Bees and Plumber on CoC but didn't have time to reply, so thought I would post here
I get Kyle's frustration with the game at the moment, there comes a point in the game were its really hard to save up enough of anything to be able to upgrade anything - I reached that point probably before most of you guys found the game. You got to remember this is a free to download game and the only way the makers get cash is in-app purchases, so its deliberately hard to progress after a point. If you don't want to spend money (and who does) then upgrading becomes a matter of luck to an extent. As a result I had got bored with the game until you guys all popped up playing it. Still hard to upgrade, but I've just accepted that as a fact and don't worry about it
In terms of clan wars, I think its a good addition to the game. I recognise Kyles point about burning lots of elixir, but to be honest I am at the point that I cant save enough elixir to upgrade anything, so burning elixir is not a big deal for me at all. The wars are fun to me, so I recommend we keep going
Timing of them - don't mind really, I keep an eye on what is going on, and find the five minutes I need to join in. Sometimes people cant join, but that's just the way it is in a social clan - we lost the last clan war but actually had better participation than the other clan, they were just better than us.
And that's the point of our clan, its an extension of this place, where we have all welcomed people no matter their skill level or progress in any game. We will come up against clans that have strict entry requirements but who don't know each other at all. We will get screwed when that happens, but so what, its just a game. Enjoy the rare victories- that's what I say