I am a long time player on Travian having first played the game 15 years ago. Over this period the game has deteriorated both in quality and in the responsiveness of the game employees to the needs of their customers. The game has become EXTREMELY expensive. And as a result the number of players is much lower than it used to be. Only the players willing to spend US$100 a month or more will have any chance of staying the entire server, and it will cost much more than that to have a top account. Cheating abounds, and Travian is arbitrary in its reaction to cheating. Innocent accounts can be banned and penalized without warning and without opportunity to argue, resulting in the loss of hundreds of play hours and $$. There are millions of options for your entertainment dollars, so you should pass on this one.