hey Julie thank you so very much,... for your great piece,... coz i for one am fed up putting hard cash into this game,.. and not getting any where fast,... it would appear that you have done far more better,. than i have done paying for the game,.. and i am a VIP6 and yet i only have a very low power lv of just over mill 3!..... and yet i see none VIPs of 5,6 and 7 mill+ and i think to my self wtf,... how is this possible,... here am i paying to do the game,.... and in a way i am loosing it!..... i will deff be applying some of your observations thank you so very much for the heads up,..enjoy your game