User blog comment:Alfred cloutier/For Those Who Think Spending Money on the Game is Meaningless/@comment-26921791-20151223143534

The best balance a game with AIP can have is one where you can play it silly without spending a dime on "needs" yet the "wants" drive you to do so. WWR is a perfect example of this. But only if you understand the Matchmaking process.

Pixonic hopes the newer player gets hooked and upgrades himself into a painful place only remedied with an influx of cash. That is why there is no official mention anywhere about proper hangar building.

Now when you reside in the gold tier the game is designed to get more out of you. I'd guess it takes about 6 months for a fully upgraded hangar to be created. A sizable investment of time. For the average or casual player this might be when some capital would help with the forward progress.

I started in June and I didn't cough up a cent or feel the need to until Workshop came around and I dipped into my 4300 gold 5th slot savings. A 20 dollar purchase got me a the last hangar slot and a Rogatka shortly after. I've done about 3 Premium purchases and most recently I broke my final IAP rule to upgrade a bot or two for gold level competition. Like many of the sins in this world I felt dirty at first I quickly got over it and now find myself fantasizing about what I want to upgrade next.

My warning is if the AIP scares you then don't even start. Remain pure and clean. Gold tier is for the sinners...