I have been playing for 2 years plus now. I put allot of money in and am Part of a great alliance. I consider the people I play with really great people. I have enjoyed the game but the amount of people who pay to play makes it impossible for the game developers to put time and effort into a balance of power for those who don't pay to play and so there is a deep imbalance in the structure of power. They do a great job of game play and it really is fun but the imbalance ruins it.