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you dont "need" to donate but it will make things go faster
since 55 game has changed a LOT (im in game since Lv51)

leveling is comfortable and pleasent for most

game is doing well

only the global cooldown from 7.0 is really crap
some classes suffer more from it than others

I left at end of 55 patch and came back at 7.0 (level 70 patch) - if you already had most of the CS stuff when you quit - good news, you're not very behind. They haven't added too many new items (conclave, assault shell, some changes to existing strongboxes), the most you will be missing is the temporary bonus items that last around 180d. If you browse the forum, there's a list of all the CS items available.

Levelling is beyond easy.

i forgot to write for easy comfortable leveling you should consider always taking the gear with "bloodlust" stat -> you heal due to your damage caused

7.0 removed mana
you can kill without pausing to recover


i recommend you just download he game and see yourself; most likely you will be surprised in a pleasent way

Hey there, Shakeys. To give an idea of just how much things have changed, Pallies don't use Energy anymore. Most everything is based purely on cooldowns or juggling class-specific resources. As an example, Pallies have two kinds of canons to look after. CS-wise, you're probably going to be missing the top item from each strongbox. They "recently" went back and added new items to each strongbox so that the old ones aren't the best. For instance, the Study of Perfection used to be the best item from the stats box, now it's the Apocrypha of Perfection that adds even more on top of what was there before. Not having these items puts you a little behind... but honestly not enough that it's going to kill you. Skill and tactics can still beat someone with better cash shop than you.

The game still has its problems, both mechanically and in terms of cash shop dependence. But on the bright side, League side fends for itself VERY well these days, rather than being utterly and completely crushed by Empire like it was about the time you left.

Like I have said many times before in this forum, I strongly recommend you to try out the game and not focus too much on the pay-to-win side of the game. There are a lot of things you need to do before you should really start focusing on getting items that may benefit you in a competitive aspect anyway. First you need to hit max level, then you need to learn the new gearing system etc., run a lot of astral for gear progression and learning how to play your class properly due to the class changes.

Also, I've not bought anything new from the cash shop since like 3 years back, and I don't feel like I'm too far behind. I guess decent leveled runes and as many additional rubies, stat- and talent points as possible would make the biggest difference. Additional earring slot of at least Rare quality I would recommend as well. They also have these "Timed Artefacts" now which makes it both easier and cheaper to acquire these items as well. Timed Artefacts let's you buy the "necessities" for a smaller fee temporary for 30 days, and at the same time you'll get fragments of the permanent item in order to eventually get the item permanently.