Coming back to the game after a number of years recently I have to say I do like many of the changes. Compared to when I first started the game there was virtually no rewards. Now, it seems like I am getting rewards for everything which is nice. I recently got 1,500 promachos doing a persian position no higher than level 48! Do you realize how much it would cost me to actually purchase 15 hundred of this unit? I agree that you have to decide what kind of player you want to be and what type of units do you prefer to specialize in. I'm not much on defense so I don't put much effort into increasing my defensive unit stats. There are many ways to play this game now which I like. That being said, I do howver feel that with all the new elysian units and oddball units this game is no longer a game that reflects ancient Greek warfare but instead has turned into some kind of famtasy role playng game. Also, the fact that "paying" players will always have the upper hand as they had kind of sucks but there are still options for non paying players to get involved in differetn aspects of the game.