I can not agree more with you. I have tried by all means to fit into a clan and have gone through the same problems that leave you powerless. I don't usually pay for items in games but I bought 400 NCcoins only to find that even if I do it is highly unlikely to compete with zone bots.
Im in the same condition, im lvl 52, could you give me clan? I play with one friend but barely we are lvl 52.
My name in the game is Baculazoenlanuca (im from Chile )