UPDATE: Game is still a money pit. New stuff is not offered for free. It is pay only. So the reply saying pay is optional to do things faster is a lie. Every month the next new thing comes out and it takes 3 to 5 months for it to be offered to grind out to get. The avg spender to be in top 20% of the game is a min of $400usd a month if not more. Top 1% have to be paying $10K to have all the new stuff right away. Can you play for free sure.. will you win much in battle... no.