User blog comment:Alfred cloutier/In-app purchases/@comment-26530108-20151217232104/@comment-27416613-20151218180537

Getting to gold tier faster is a definite advantage. Example: I bought the Hydra weapon, which was a terrible choice. If I had the werewithal, I could have also purchased the Taran, and instantly realized the Taran is just a better weapon for my style of play. I've wasted a week of time that I could have used training on the Taran. I am temporally disadvantaged here, and I can't get that time back. This affects my daily, weekly, monthly standings.