Another angry voice here.
And in case you're thinking "oh great, another complainer," look: it's a matter of principle.
Thus far, I've purchased the starter pack and was considering the $120 package to accelerate build times (yes, I actually do like farming), but in light of very recent events, I've decided to close my wallet. And by now, you've all heard similar stories as to why.
I have alliance members who received thousands of crowns for nothing (okay, because they lost something like 400 crowns to the bug). It just isn't right that people have catapulted overnight for months' worth of progress. I'm asking for this company to get its act together. I like this game. I really do. I've even recommended it to people despite its choppy graphical and coding flaws. I have a very advanced account in Clash of Clans but lately I'm dedicating more time to this game as I'm enjoying it more. Yet now I'm hanging on by a hair because of how frustrating issues like the cheating and, now, this crown-giveaway scandal are.
You know there's a problem if being adversely affected by a bug proves to be astonishingly beneficial.