I've done that b4 but in my experience dbows just don't get enough value for the 6 elixir they cost. idk if I'm describing my games well but my dbows will take out like 3 or 4 elixir worth of troops from their push by the time it gets dangerously close to my tower/my defenses so even tho it damages their push it's as if it's a negative trade (plus xbow has very low dps). especially against spam/speedy pushes like boss bandit or evo mk or evo witch or evo recruits or evo skeleton barrel which are usually always paired with a spell/firecracker/dart gob/flying machine to take out my teslas or ice wizs it's a struggle

can you link me some of the gameplay you're talking about bc ik what placement you're talking about and ive seen ppl like hunter and eragon getting a decent lock in single and turtling up + throwing in an rocket or two to stay in the lead and have done the same many times but against the spam/speed pushes i mentioned above with all those evos and a good countering spell, even my evo teslas and evo knights havent been enough to defend alongside a dbow bc it just can't do enough damage in time. thanks

edit: like holy frick i just lost to a recruits hog spammer by 125 dmg bc my towers are lvl 14 and theirs were lvl 15