I was dumb enough to buy the $50 starter pack that popped up, after roughly an hour of playing. I was progressing at a decent pace, was down to arena tier 22, before making the purchase, but the shiny card got me.

As soon as I relogged, my progress was completely halted by a VIP bot in the arena. From 22 I was pushed back by an extremely over powered VIP bot account, that is now completely blocking progress.


Be warned.