Unless you have endless pockets. Don't even try. These types of games are pay to win games. It's the whole point of games like this. It's the whole reason games like this we're made. More it's played the more expensive the game is to play. I've played a few. This is by far the most expensive one of all of them.Truth be told. I wouldn't play this game. The return on awards isn't worth what you put into it. It takes 4 days to research a tier 2 troops, no joke. Fyi theres 5 tiers.