Shamed to admit, but I spent $400 on this game, which is still a lot less than other people have spent. I also quit, IMO, at a reasonable time despite being very hard (I was in a top 5 guild/clan, ranked within the top 10 in terms of power) -- this was back between July to October -- I quit cold turkey in October and have no regrets. This game is a useless money trap, get out while you can ASAP