I have been a loyal fan of IO for years and have been playing off and on for quite a while. I came back after a long break and am just astonished at how blatantly the developers have destroyed a game of skill and tactics into the worst case of "Pay to win" I have ever seen in any game I have ever played.
I used to pay 20 euro a month and had no problem staying at the top of the game using tactics, 10 hour income, and the basic premium abilities. Now, it seems I can't survive at the top without paying at least 200 euro a month. Ridiculous!
Now there is players who have 140K points and massive armies I used to see only at 3 months into the game, only a couple days into the era.
I will be quitting the game now, at least till the "pay to win" standard goes away, and skill returns. Don't think I am quitting cause I lost either, I proudly hold Botd medal for this era already, and have held my own solo, I just refuse to continue paying greedy developers in order to stay in the top 100.
Bye IO :/
Btw, removing the payout for defensive victories is complete rubbish as well. I destroy 1.2 million worth of an enemies forces, and only receive 20k gold as a reward?