It is a good game; I can handle either the energy or the gem purchases, but not both so much. I agree with most, it's a bit too cash hungry at this time
I mostly play cash games if that's what you mean, but in this game you literally have to pay a significant amount just to even play it. In its first beta form, water was 2 gold per unit, now it's 10. I didn't find it unreasonable at 2, but now it's just silly. Plus they don't even refill your water when you level ; ; The cost for mythic heroes and such is very low compared to other games that ask for 20-40 usd for mounts and other such things though.
I agree it's a cash grab in its current form. It would cost me about 10 bucks to play for an hour after i've spent my 23 water. It even takes about 4 hours to replenish my energy lol
I get locked out after a combat with no "done" button when I mis-click on where the last enemy was. Sometimes they die from my mount but I click the spot before I realize it. Game has to be rebooted.
a few times now my progress in a map has been reset in spite of me doing nothing to reset it. The last time I entered a duel (did not change formation) and when I left my progress in the map was erased.
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