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So, to get back to it. This game has some serious potential. The developers are very active (they held a skype Q and A last night and are holding another one tonight). Keep in mind it is in Beta, so there doesn't seem to be a lot of mulitplayer interaction just yet. You should be able to start having allies beginning in May, so it's not to much longer to wait for that. However, just building up your city is kinda fun in it's own right. Get in on it now, so your city is built up before the multiplayer really kicks in.
My in game name is Teeps, if anyone is looking for friends. Couldn't hurt once we can start allying with people.
Also, hit me up on here or in game if you need any help getting started. I'm still fairly new to it, but have done a lot of reading and gotten to know the system fairly well.
Note: I'll refrain from putting my referal code in here so I don't upset the OP. However, if you would like you can PM me and I'll give it to you. In the interest of honesty, it helps you out by giving you 100 gems, but also helps me out by giving me the same. So, If you are gonna join, use someone's referral code. But if you have friends that are gonna join make sure you have them use yours. Save up for 999 gems to get more area in your city to build on.