It takes some effort, but it is quite possible to build up a good stash of diamonds just from playing 4 levels of GE each week. To be fair, FoE really is free to play you can get almost everything available without spending any real money. And while I’ve been able to get event buildings almost always, I’m too bored to try to complete most events I just go after a few of the daily prizes. I stopped doing cultural settlements a while ago, and ignored PvP after trying it for 6 weeks. I’ve slowly stopped doing many parts, as playing FoE just eats up too much time, for too little fun. I noted that FoE, over the last 4 years, is turning more into a chore than a pleasant diversion from work, while the creativity seems to have peaked. I filled out a survey on FoE recently, sent by Inno. Players have lots of good ideas, and I feel that creativity is not being well used by Inno. There could be more effort to vary quests, add in some creative bits and jsut mix things up a bit. I think that more fun coudl be added, without making the gmae easier or less profitable for Inno. That's just boring and not a lot of fun, and certainly not challenging in a strategic, interesting way. While there have always been production quests, there are quite a few more than last year. It's just that this event, and most of them lately, all seem a bit dull. The main event building is not exciting, but useful to new and mid-level players.

Forge of empires, fall event 2-17