This game can be fun, but will require a lot of work. This game pushes pay to play through mecanics. Artifacts create a silver sink to change gear, 5 star gear is 50 k per piece. Upgrades are another silver sink since past 12 you can spend over 500k silver per point. The rewards dont scale with the associated game play level. To ascend a champion you need potions. You will win one minor potion on both stage 1 and stage 8. Stage 8 is level 40. Which pushes you to purchase resources in game.