I agree, players like Austin and Alliances like COIN undermine the basic principals of this game. Evony is not a cheap game by any facet of the imagination, so if they are not going to address people who exploit the pay as you go system then they are going to have to rely on them for all of thier income.

I doubt there business model will be successful with just a handful of big spenders.

Evony wake up - you need the little guys too!!!!