"There are a bunch of things in this version that buffed progress vs. the original (Elixirs, Gold Bugs, Shards) ... the base Energy/s change was to offset some of that!" i could ascend on the original within a day, this one im on day 3. you made the freetoplay progression 5x longer and, added cashshop items. i wouldn't say this is an improvement, for this reason i refuse to spend a cent on this game.