Game can be fun at times and alliances are a great way to make friends.....unfortunately the cash players seem to be the only ones that get Scopely's attention. Additionally, higher level players (usually the cash players) like to show dominance over lower level players and there is no way of stopping them. At lower levels you start out with protection built into the game that limits how high of a level can attack you. When that ends though you are basically hiding behind a shield.