I came back after a long period of absence too. I had more than enough tokens (200+) on my account to properly build several strong squads in older times but the competition is so though these days in the auction market that this amount might not be enough to build even one squad. Some users keep overbidding; only they know what they are doing. I spent a good fraction of my tokens last season itself, and this season I had to buy despite that I had collected a decent amount from the monthly card.
Common auction lists for many levels, closure of negociations for first 3 weeks, and tokens as rewards from associations caused severe competition among users and a big inflation in the auction market. Nordeus might have made a good move on the business side, but for how long certain users will continue like this? It is madness to spend like 40 USD or more on such a game every month; at this price there is so much better options available in the video game industry. I myself I already spent 5+40 USD (Monthly Card 100T + 2x 210T) since I came back, and I admit I over did it because better things can be done with this amount of money.