Well since they have introduced gold trading I haven't spend a cent on Grepo, so calling me a gold whore is a bit too much
Like I said before in the rim news thread, any idiot can farm on newer worlds if they have a bit of dedication. I've blown over 60k on Helloween event alone, all farmed of course.
The thing with BRB is they are kind of a MRA, but a strong one with decent core. Sadly most leaders have either left or are in perma-VM. Also the alliance politics was to completely overwhelm smaller alliances and pick their best players. Some are ok with it like me as I fully understand all things are good in war as long as they benefit you. Others may have held a grudge and deserted when the time was right. Only recently some things are getting addressed in the right direction, and even then it might be not enough. We will see...
Personally I'm down to hibernation mode due to holidays and other stuff when it gets especially hard to be active 24/7. So going to hand out some of my cities to the alliance and perhaps hitting VM for a week or two. Will I return? No idea, still supporting alliance cities and my own, will decide after Jan 1st within a few days.