This game is NOT free to play. If you're not spending at least $8 a WEEK for VIP, you will NOT be able to gather materials even in the beginner zones. You will be CONSTANTLY under attack from random spawns chasing you as well as other players. You can play for 2 days straight and only gather 1 stack of basic wood, IF you're lucky, and constantly running off the map after chopping 2 trees. God help you if you're playing on a Chromecast, you can't adjust button settings.