Not bad, definitely need to spend money to have any chance of competing though. Also, if I'm getting attacked and I have ten seconds to load the game and put shield up, NO I DO NOT WANT TO BUY ANYTHING. I WANT TO SHIELD! Over the years I have lost months of progress due to not getting a shield up in time due to the game asking me to buy stuff while I'm getting attacked. It is a matter of seconds that make all the difference.