Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-97.68.161.51-20131228191020/@comment-112.119.228.103-20131230093705

As a member of a top guild, I can tell you that people here do pay hundreds for chests as well as wars. The only difference is that they cash in when there's 30% or 40% gem discount, and when chests are x4 or x5 chance for epics. I've opened enough chests to know that at x5 chance, there's an epic for every 20 or so chests (so roughly 550 gems per epic)

On top of that, if you're patient and motivated enough, you can get plenty of gems from free offers. Over a period of a month, it's possible to accumulate hundreds of gems this way.

Members in these guilds burn out all the time. Some rest for a war or two before returning.