Sorry to say this, but I think the game is already dead. I left it in late 2016 and re-installed it on my mobile just a couple of days ago. I'm on the Alpha1 region.
It's quite disappointing to see that nothing has changed for the better. The biggest player has over 500M points, almost twice the power of 2nd and 3rd placed players combined!
Many player names that I still recognize have left the game, their accounts are deserted, it's like a ghost town.
The Update to v1.7 - the mothership awakens - is totally stupid. EDF will win it and hold on it forever. No other alliance will ever be able to challenge them. So what is this update worth?
I think I'll continue playing for some time, but already now the outcome: eventually I will delete the game again. And I know for sure that I will not spend any money on it. It's worthless,...