Just as the Clash Royale community complained about the game degrading its quality each day, the developers rolled out a historical update on 31 March 2025, leading to mass dissatisfaction in the Clash Royale Universe. In this blog, we go through five reasons why this April 2025 update might be the worst ever in Clash Royale.
A. Chest Removals
Clash Royale has retired the treasury of gold, gems, and cards - chests - from the game. Chests are no longer winnable through battles, but stay purchasable through the store in exchange for gems (sometimes cash).
For Free to Play (F2P) players, chests have long remained the mainstream source of progression. From gaining golds and cards
B. Massive setback for F2P Players - Removal of Season Shop
C. Quality outweighs Quantity - Nerfed Lucky Drops
When lucky drops were first announced, they had three rarities: Common, Rare, and Legendary. Statistically, the chances of receiving a Legendary drop were higher (at 50%). However, the chances dropped largely when drop rarities were increased to five: Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Champion. Then, the probability to upgrade a one-star lucky drop to a five-star lucky drop reduced to 25%. However, this is a statistical measure. Clash Royale's underlying algorithm makes it even worse.
With the new update, the possibility of upgrading a lower star lucky drop to a higher one is as follows: