I am an experienced player in this game. It is a pay to win game. It is not for casual play. You either have to invest a lot of money or a lot of time or both. It is very difficult for weaker players to advance. You will get farmed and no matter what the devs say there isn't much you can do about it. It doesn't matter if your alliance is peaceful because the ones that aren't won't care. Conceptually this is a good pvp game, but the power imbalance is vast and difficult to overcome.