Yo, dog. I heard you absolutely love my level 3 archers...
I concur with your reasoning.
LOL
I have my base(s) calibrated (calibrating) to get as many 40% raids as possible, so that I get the win, stay in the Champions League (Over 3,200 trophies) where I get the best payouts/bonuses, and, still get a 12 hr shield.
That means I tend to get raided MANY times per day, because in reality, some of those 40% are 38%, so, I was raided, won/got trophies, but some traps were sprung, bows and towers discharged, royals are asleep, castle's empty, etc....when the NEXT raid hits 5 minutes later.
THAT all means that I might request troops all the time, at all hours....or, have an empty castle when the next raid hits.
So, YES, Level 3 Archers are not as wonderful as L4 Dragons for example, BUT, I'd rather HAVE L3 Archers NOW, BEFORE the raid, than a Dragon after I've already been raided with an empty castle.
I STILL get raided with an empty castle, a LOT. I do sleep sometimes, and, there;s this pesky annoyance called "work" that really interferes with my life...so, hitting the request button every so often is not always an option.
But, overall, the system does work so far, because I get a LOT of trophies for defensive wins, maybe anywhere from 16 - 30, so if they don't star me, I get a good payout. If I have a defensive LOSS, I tend to only lose 1 - 10 trophies, so, even if I lose 2 -3 and win 1, I STILL end up with more trophies at the end of the day.
If I get TOO MANY trophies, the attackers the game sends are progressively stronger, so, I get starred more often than before, and, it automatically means I drop down to where the 40% attacks work again, etc.
I find now that my walls are stronger, I get a LOT of aerial attacks...loons/minions/drags, for example...and the barbs, giants, hogs and PEKKA, etc, in the castle just ignore them. Wiz and ARCHERS, for example, shoot UP/drags and mins...and CAN dogfight flying things...so, those shoot-up/shoot-down options tend to help the most.
So, yeah, I LOVE your adorable wee L3 Archers.
:luv: