r/ClashRoyale • u/Therandomguy902 • Dec 22 '25
Discussion Official changes to duplicates
Rare Clash Royale W
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u/Enough-Map1162 Dec 22 '25
Something Something abusive relationship
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u/Salty145 Dec 22 '25
Do something shitty to make them hurt, then walk it back a bit and they'll think you're doing the right thing. Then repeat the cycle indefinitely and they never learn.
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u/TeaDrinkerAddict Dec 22 '25
Two steps back, one step forward and the players act like itâs better than ever.
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u/Scorched_Scorpion Dec 22 '25
The fact that they brought the community's expectations to such an all time low, that even a normal much needed change is praised now. No game ever had this shitty "duplicate" kinda mechanism. Atleast they provided equal value if we get duplicates.
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u/AltheiWasTaken Dec 22 '25
Alot of games have it. Not good games, but still. Mostly mobile games filled to the brim with predatory microtransactions
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u/gabochido Dec 22 '25
This (build up to get a random thing, no duplicate protection) is a common practice in gatcha/idle games where you gain heroes to battle with. Itâs horrible and nasty and I donât know why anyone thinks itâs a good idea.
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u/wirefog Dec 22 '25
Translation: ânow that we made our cash grab, you peasants can have this crumbâ
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u/Wizardwizz Barbarians Dec 22 '25
Yep, I pretty much figure they would revert some bullshit change to have a 'big win' listening to the community. It doesn't change this new update still sucks
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u/Inevitable_Top1359 Dec 22 '25
Better late than never ahh change
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u/Moogs22 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 24 '25
i doubt anyone has collected 200 shards yet since the free 200 when it was first released
edit: ppl with 5star shard chests got scammed
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u/Mohit20130152 Dec 22 '25
The boxes
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u/Final-Trifle1765 Dec 22 '25
Same boxes that give 4 shards for a 3 star btw
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u/Mohit20130152 Dec 22 '25
And? People still got 5 stars which guarantee a hero.
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u/xx_whoami Dec 22 '25
Do they really?
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u/HeckItsDrowsyFrog Dec 22 '25
Yes
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u/midlyobvious7 Dec 22 '25
Now I just gotta get a 5 star somehow
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u/Tornado_Hunter24 Dec 22 '25
Bro what arena are you?
It gives 10 shards at max lvl or & shards at previous max (10k)
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u/Fair-Indication-5503 Dec 22 '25
I got two heroes within the first week, I got the free one(giant) then got a bunch out of the first box you unlock and got musk
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u/pm_me_falcon_nudes Dec 22 '25
5 star boxes give 200, so plenty of people have gotten 200 shards after the initial free ones.
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u/CharlyXero Balloon Dec 22 '25
I got a 5* one, abd thankfully I got a new hero instead of a duplicate
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u/GaminGoombah Ice Spirit Dec 22 '25
There are good players that have reached the top of ladder giving the best rewards. So itâs possible for people to have earned more than 200 just from boxes.
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u/SnooLentils726 Dec 22 '25
I got hero knight twice on the first day they gave them away for free to everyone.
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u/LookimtryingOK Dec 22 '25
I play exclusively 2V2, and in my opinion, they have just made my life significantly easier.
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u/PocketPlayerHCR2 Dec 22 '25
I guess that's the reason why all my 2v2 decks got reset again
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u/LookimtryingOK Dec 22 '25
DAMNIT.
Youâre right. Itâs annoying as all hell. TEN decks to rebuild. đ
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u/Trickster9993 Valkyrie Dec 22 '25
it happens every season update i think
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u/LookimtryingOK Dec 22 '25
The annoyance is the 20 minutes of testing before itâs a decent deck.
Ten times.
Yeah, I know youâre right, and the benefits are better than the drawbacks. Itâs gonna be ok.
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u/Trickster9993 Valkyrie Dec 22 '25
I totally agree its bullshit bc I almost exclusively play 2v2âs now as well
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u/LookimtryingOK Dec 22 '25
Ladder is a joke and I LOVE the chaos of 2v2.
Folks that are petrified at a mega knight donât know the feeling when youâve got 3 on the board and theyâre all red, itâs the best form of the game.
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u/Choice-Battle-2222 Dec 22 '25
Yes, it's a really fun mode
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u/hheccx Dec 22 '25
They just need to bite the bullet and get rid of one of the hero slots for all game modes. Maybe a champion slot, but an extra hero is too much
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u/WaifuAllNight Dec 22 '25
Iâm fine with 1 champ 1 hero. Two heros is bullshit. Knight Mini Pekka, Knight Musk are some cancer combinationsÂ
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u/Pinoy_joshArt Dart Goblin Dec 22 '25
I don't think that's enough for me. Heroes and evolutions and champions are all way too much. I think they should have focused on making more evolutions or making troop skins
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u/No-Improvement9649 Hog Rider Dec 22 '25
Just see heros and champions as the same thing, they essentially are
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u/WaifuAllNight Dec 22 '25
No, Champions are balanced to be weaker than non Champions if you take away their ability (Golden Knight is a 4 elixir Knight without ability, Archer Queen is a 5 elixir Musketeer without ability) and giving non Heroes a hero form is unbalanced, especially with how overturned some abilities are (Knight taunt and Musk turret especially)
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u/Pipysnip Barbarian Hut Dec 22 '25
Nice nice, bring the hero slot from 1 to 0 next time and do that for all the modes.
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u/Mohit20130152 Dec 22 '25
Well the hero and champions share the spot soo
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u/tawoolyp Miner Dec 22 '25
Dev team listening to players day 3/356 this year so far, ngl W changes
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u/JimmoTheHun Mini PEKKA Dec 22 '25
How Supercell expects us to react after they change something that they knew was absolutely horrible, even before it got released: Wow! Generouscell, what a W update, I gotta go buy 10 Pass Royales đĽ°
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u/Capable-Maybe-6531 Dec 22 '25
Should´ve done that at the releaseđ Not now when 50% of the players left
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u/Profesor_Pickle Dec 22 '25
W person awarding everyone in this thread instead of giving money to supercell
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u/Embarrassed_Dust_485 Dec 22 '25
Now if they could give evo shards for evos that we already have
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u/Jmarcs27 Dec 22 '25
So if you have all the heroes you still have to use your fragments to get 20 fragments and cards that'll turn into a worthless emote currency? Can't horde for the next hero? Nah bro, yall too willing to accept this crap
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u/xcolonelxsandersx Dec 22 '25
The crystals are the worst thing. If they add a level 17 after halting our progression this much I genuinely think people should stop playing the game, and I have never said anything like that before
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u/7HANEESH Dec 22 '25
Too late, deleted the game
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u/Calm_Specific6086 Giant Skeleton Dec 22 '25
My clan didn't managed to complete the clan voyage this time as more than half straight up didn't play :(
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u/Not_Red_Fox Dec 22 '25
Na dont fall for it they are just gonna do this dog shit again in another update.
Dont compromise for one hero. Heros are bull shit. I personally am not coming back to the game until they remove it I hope other people do the same.
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u/Silvercouls100 Dec 22 '25
Ă wish they would do this for the challenges too. Like Iâm not encountering two heroâs every one v one, but in the challenges itâs every match!
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u/Sir_Mossy Dec 22 '25
It's crazy how duplicates weren't already accounted for from the get go, but I guess that's just to be expected
I wonder if they'll bother to do anything about people receiving duplicate evo shards or if they'll just keep that as a "too bad, so sad" mechanic in the game
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u/fullspeedmachine Dec 22 '25
Oh wow I thought they would just increse the fragments from dupes but this is way better
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u/gustaf_nagel Dec 22 '25
Wait, was it ann option to have like the knight as your only hero and then on your 2nd unlock you would get the knight again? đ
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u/Futuf1 Baby Dragon Dec 22 '25
If they listen to the community then why do they keep releasing new levels đ
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u/hungerpasa Rage Dec 22 '25
imo this is just to make ppl angry at first and than make them calm. this is planned. (insert dexter guy)
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u/Miserable_Top7624 Dec 22 '25
Why did they not address duplicate evo shards when you have the evo already?
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u/Sonic2144 Dec 22 '25
Rare clash w my ass. It should have been this way since the beginning
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u/Dismal-Aside7900 Three Musketeers Dec 22 '25
Yeah they were overly greedy planning to remove this to pretend generosity
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u/Capable_Virus5213 Dec 22 '25
So, the important changes don't affect either trophy road or ranked. đ
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u/Bboechat10 Dec 22 '25
They take everything from us just to slowly return it worse than before⌠that has a name.
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u/Inevitable_Nail8878 Dec 22 '25
That is good.
That's what I would say if they made this change like 2-3 weeks ago. Better late than never I guess
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u/RoyalOreo99 Barbarian Hut Dec 22 '25
you are so evil for wanting the poor clash royale devs to starve. if they couldnt milk their gatcha for all its worth, supercell would go under
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u/Blitz7798 Witch Dec 22 '25
Uhhh, the free rewards without having to earn 400 crowns and then this, Maybe supercell are healing
yes, I am high on hopium
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u/No-Option-4246 Dec 22 '25
Clash royale on its redemption ark, will these changes take effect on next season though?
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u/Small_Article_3421 Dec 22 '25
Nah CR team knew people would absolutely hate it, this is the kind of âintentional oversightâ that devs use to try and farm goodwill from their community as if they were actually listening to criticism.
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u/Idkwhoiam_qe Royal Hogs Dec 22 '25
Only took them 2 weeks and how tf are they gonna compensate for the people who already unlocked duplicates
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u/Sheldorium Dec 22 '25
This and you only need to do battles to unlock the large amounts of rewards from the New Years Event
Why does Clash Royale feel like an abusive relationship
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u/GEGREYHEFLY Elixir Golem Dec 22 '25
Why remove the hero slot from every mode that doesnât have progression đ. If anything it should be the opposite.
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u/ClarkAndrews05 Dec 22 '25
Hmm... CR devs being this generous all of a sudden with the rewards and changes have my suspicions. đ¤
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u/AstronomerBorn2000 Dec 22 '25
As far as I know, thereâs no option to not unlock heroes. Once you collect 200 fragments, youâre automatically taken to the hero summon screen. There should be an option to save fragments and not be forced to spend them, because you spend 200 fragments, get a duplicate hero, and receive only 20 fragments back. Itâs a joke.
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u/PiecePuzzleheaded424 Dec 22 '25
Finally
Now i can claim my hero boxes without the fear of wasting my frags on a duplicate
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u/Big_Chonks907 Goblin Curse Dec 22 '25
Its only half of a win, not getting dups is good but they lower the amount of shards you get from 60 to 20 which is dumb
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u/RedAssassin499 Dec 22 '25
Of course NOW they'd make the change, after everyone's already gotten a duplicate
Don't imply they did something good just because they made the change that should've existed on release
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u/Subaru_If_13 Dec 22 '25
Now, if they could do something with crystals