thanks for the reply.

Yeah I know Gree is about making money, and there is nothing wrong with that - and I know it's a "freemium" game.. but they get paid from non-gold players with their in game ads that pop up. So it's not like non-gold players are not generating revenue for them.
Gold players arguably get better buildings and weapons - so there is a bit of a trade off. Pay for gold and get better stats faster - or don't - and grind and generate ad revenue in exchange for playing the game. I'm good with that.
I'm not getting why they would make this Epic Boss totally impossible to beat for lower level players.. there is no point, it frustrates the lower level players (which there are a lot more non-gold low level players than high level "gold" players)..

Like I mentioned, I play CC pretty casually. I travel out of the country for months at a time and don't play then I come back and play all day long... I started this game back in the fall of 2012 - made an account here in May 2013.. so that is 2 1/2 years. I rarely post and have never "complained" on the forums. But this is a bit much.