There's nothing wrong with spending money on the game, it's actually very helpful for the improvement of the game, even though we all know that this fact doesn't apply to Inno Games.
However, you are being naive to think that LTT holds no advantage against other tribes. For instance, let's take NomaDS as an example, *D* has a few members who spend coins, and besides having 59 members, they are nowhere near level 45. And don't say it's not a huge difference, you would be undermining the importance of tier 2 and tier 3 tribe abilities.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg, instant recruitment, infinite rangers and deceivers, infinite daily rerolls, and all the bonuses you can imagine, it's just ridiculous. And don't say members of LTT don't do that, because we have seen it with our own eyes. Additionally, they are still very active, so don't tell me that the reason for all the spending is to compensate their lack of time, because it would be a lie.
All the same, despite the countless benefits they have, we have performed incredibly well against their members. I've lost count of how many offs they've lost the past few days, and they didn't even manage to scratch us. However, we are not naive to think they are not a threat, on the contrary. We also don't think we are the best tribe, if I were to bet, I'd say the odds are with NomaDS.
Don't take this as a bashing, we respect LTT, they are very dangerous. I'm just putting the facts on the table.
I wish everyone a great week!