It is how most mobile games are these days. Made and designed by marketing teams rather than devs with a passion but they have made $millions from it. You will never guilt them into giving up those $millions.

It is a simple concept. The game starts out fun with lots of promise. Once you start spending time and/or money it becomes hard to walk away from that investment. Just like a gambling habbit . It also has no real competition.

I understand this and still enjoy my time playing the game. Once the fun stops I will walk away.

@OP  well I too have been gaming since VIC 20  (go search that on YouTube)  and love a good  MMO = so I tried  most the top on the  list

I LOVE Free to Play MMOs  because  it allows  me to try before I buy (so to speak) = which I usually spend in the ones I adore 

Now with the free to play market of MMOs I personally have NEVER seen any other FTP MMO give away so many free resources and gifts daily to any player base

RAID is without any doubt the MOST FRIENDLY  FTP MMO  out there  and for once I actually have  no shame or promoting this  great game  to anyone  at my work place or friends announceing to them   when they ask what I play

RAID SHADOW LEGENDS  ......its free to play.....you should  try it  ;)