Ok this is for a discussion, does spending money really give you a great advantage in this game, my opinion is a little but not a big advantage, here is my argument.
Break it down on what is available to buy in there categories
Production buffs:
I say no advantage here, they are great to win a double saw or blast furnace on the wheel but really provide only a marginal production boost on a single resource. I can produce over 1 million in wood or iron in this type of city with all level 10 valleys and a decent pol hero (140+). It is valley, technology and hero that provides the bulk of your production.
Speedups:
well early in the life of server, yes they provide a little advantage but one can be competitive using what the quests give you.
Medals:
Here yes is a good place to spend money to gain an advantage after all this game is about how many troops you can produce and proficiency of battle mechanics (some would say diplomacy helps also, lol). More cities more barracks more troops and the faster you can get these cities efficient the better.
Resources:
Again early in the game maybe, but it is really expensive to buy them in any significant qty for a developed server.
Items:
I don't think there are many Items that really provide much of an advantage here are the ones that can
Teleports: dropping a city in a different state and attacking an alliance in that state adds a different element to this game and makes it fun. An alliance that has lots of teleporters can really dominate a server if done right, but so can an alliance that is good at utilize insta conquer on level 10's.
Excaliber: after all the attack hero is arguably the most significant tactical advantage in the entire game buffing a great hero with an excaliber puts your troop production on steroids. Not to mention if you attack with this hero the damage it can do. If your going to spend money at $4.00 per week if this is the only thing purchased, I am convinced you can be just as effective as some on spending considerably more than that.
Other items such as ivory horns, corselets, and Ensigns are nice but the buffed hero really can make these items not nearly as important.
Point being I spend $4 per week for an excaliber that is it. Combine that with knowing your battle mechanics and 18hours a day online (even a big spender needs to spend tons of time online to feed the troops) money becomes somewhat secondary. My opinion, many may disagree but hey that is why they call it a forum
Good Day


owner of inexcess of 40weeks adv quarry - i think i can argue the fact that this item is worth xxx cents to me now.

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