[Accipender]

Firstly, it is, to a degree, a donator's game. Big donators are almost always going to beat nondonators. But that shouldn't stop you from having fun or being competitive with small donators.

If anything, being a nondonator makes the game more strategic. I, as a relatively young nondonator, am able to compete with some donators by simple virtue of my playstyle.

Keep at it; it's not as simple as it looks.