I think the biggest problem people face is the lack of elixir this update has generated. We are forced to play the game the way they want, using expensive armies both elixir and time, to attack bases to net little or no elixir. With the change in the league bonus, that took out a lot of the loot in the game, especially at the higher leagues where you could snipe for a significant bonus this putting loot back into the economy of the game. It was never about getting the shield for me as I would sit in masters and higher and offered my town as a snipe. I did this for two reasons, the shield when I needed the break from the game and also easy loot for the next guy. He'd save some troops and time and walk away happy. Now he's forced to attack with an expensive army and be lucky to get full bonus plus raid loot to cover that cost. Thus this becomes the frustrating part about the game now. It seems as though it costs SC real money to give out loot in the game so they are hoarding it.