I haven't spent one red cent on this game and I'm over lvl 60, with 1.8mil power. I defeat people who have over 3mil power. The Pirates game is not broken and you seem to have your priorities off too. Instead of trying to get across, failing, and complaining the game is broken - maybe you should continue with your quests, redo your runes, and test out formations in the arena until you find something that gets you to where you want to be.

Just because the game doesn't go your way, doesn't make it broken. We've all been lower level and we've all had our struggles. And just like prior posts here stated, Pirates was extremely hard when the attacker healed between battles. Just be glad you got this version and not the other one.

Wishing you and your guild the best of luck and I hope you figure out what you need to do.