I've played games for some time and this is the first game where it is virtually impossible to stay shielded for the non spender. If this cannot be addressed soon I'll be forced to quit. It takes more gems than I can earn in a 24 hour period.
Unless you are in a war where people strip (hire allies and then try and destroy your gold), just bail your troops into a clan mate who has a long shield on.
Yes. I'm aware of hiding troops. However I do not feel the developers are justified with this as a response. EVERY game I've played like this has given some way to stay shielded. I'm sorry to say I'll probably be quitting in about 9 hours. But... I really dont think the developers give a sheit.
You arebt wrong that shields are really expensive. Especially if you want to buy a 7d shield to go on a short vacation. The game does supply you with plenty of 8 hr speedups at first so take advantage of the 2 8hr speedups a day in DQ before jumping to th16 where it goes down to 1.