Well i have spent real money on this game, i have bought some planes with Gold, such as the Russian Chaika level 5 (one of the best planes in the game, only a Bi Plane but a real killer) got Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 , for the British i bought Tucks Gladiator and just bought the Boomerang MK11 yesterday, i love the Boomerang MK1 nearly got it maxed out, tough little plane,i also bought a Mustang too last week level 11, for the Japs i bought Hagiri's A5M4, for the Germans i bought Marcolin's CR.42CN, and for the USA i bought, Thach's Buffalo F2A-1 and just now bought the La Hien KI-61-1B for 700 Gold and also received a plane as a gift after i bought the American campaign the Pacific war 1941-42 but can't remember which one it was now, you can see i like lower level and Bi Planes, they give me more pleasure then coming up against a plane with massive cannons and getting blown away with one shot, i like long dogfights, there is more skill to it, i also spend money on keeping a Premium account, you get a lot more points every game with this. The time i play varies, sometimes i can put a couple of hours a day in, but lately since BF4 came out i have played less but not getting bored with it, don't think i will ever get bored with War Thunder it gives me a real buzz.