Jan 4, 2020, 06:5601/04/20
I find that those checkpoint bonuses give enough gold for peace shield and some VIP improvement. However it pisses me off that using gold has no safety whatsoever, so I find myself wasting lot of gold by mis-clicks on something silly. That is major reason why I do not feel like I want to buy any gold either
I use gold mines when I have enough of other resources and nothing better to do but I understand that it is mostly pointless.