Everyone artificially rated the game highly this past week because the developer offered a somewhat high level general if the ratings got to at least 4 stars. Lol. The game is fun but be prepared to spend money if you want to go anywhere long term. And it is quite glitchy, has unreliable and ridiculously complex login, poor translations, and sloppy interface. There seems to be no effort to improve any of it, ever. Despite all that, it is somewhat addictive and fun and yes the dollar amounts posted to get to the top (VIP12) are upwards of $15-20k. Not that you can’t play the game on the cheap, it’s just not going to be as much fun and will take longer. Big players with big bank accounts dominate the game as well. You can however get to a reasonable level for a couple grand. And be careful. Spending money/buying gems can still short you what’s promised due to timing issues, and good luck collecting.

Everyone needs to stop with bad 5* reviews! I thought..."cool! Free generals for a review? Sweet!" Lee has some gimmick up his sleeve. If you are thinking about starting this game...DON'T DO IT PLEASE!!!!! Especially if you are like me with an addictive personality. This is my one moment of reality and trying to stop someone that might get stuck in the perpetual loop of spending money because Lee makes a tweak and now just to catch up or stay ahead you have to spend a $1,000. That's right! I did say $1,000. To achieve the highest level of VIP status and gain all the "perks", you will spend in the neighborhood of $15,000. And then still need to spend more to stay current. And do you really think you gain anything with the developer spending that kind of money? Nope! Asks for stupid things to support claims. Things like screenshots of your time on protective shields. Or I was in a 5 minute battle (glitch) and couldn't help during Battle of Kings. Or people were ghosting right past. Who would think I would need to setup a camera to capture this glitch I didn't even know existed? This guy or girl screws you over ever chance he gets. He doesn't left a finger to help or make things right. But again, I have fallen for the trap and find the game fun when it's running good. Please though, I beg you people to stop giving good ratings but bad reviews. It may save someone money. Your reasons are selfish!

When i first started playing, as anyone would expect i was addicted. Played for 2 months straight on server 19. Ofc I didn't have much power and was ranked in the 100's. i chalked it up to being new. After playing for the two months I realised that the top AAC had over 10 times the power of the second ranked aac. Seeing this and noting that i understood the basics and how to grow quickly i joined server 28. Again even tho i knew how to play n grow quickly, i was ranked 80th, after which I realised the top players were vip 7-12 (to get vip 4 u must spend $100). Still i kept playing. After another month or so the top aac again pulled away be exponential quantities. This trend continued for the next 6 servers i played. Im just not gonna waste my time playing this anymore. I have taken my concerns to the support team but no changes have been made. If u have deep pockets u will fit right in, if not this is not the game for u. Also just thought to add this, developer gave out "free" S ranked generals if players wrote 5 star reviews, but guess what? No S ranked general received.

So, this game is fun, but the is a constant need to purchase upgrades. The developer, just goes out of his way to get you to spend more and more money with little to show for it. The Big players continue to get bigger as they continue to beat up on the smaller ones. The alliances you create and/or join are good. There are some nice player online. There are others that are not very nice. After you invest several hundred dollars your fleets start to do some damage. If you spend thousands, you can be near the top based on power. Its hard to leave after you have spent money. The developer is asking for higher star rating, and he is offering a good general to get more stars. Just a good example of how this game is. I dont think I would recommend it to anyone. I am giving it 5 stars to get a better general. You have been warned.