Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-20890655-20130930122133/@comment-18408230-20130930155526

I have been able to get to T2 without spending money. It takes some work,. but it is doable. You'll never get to T1 without spending money.

Allies ARE key - not just adding, but deleting as well. If you see a 10K or higher boss, request ally of the person who seeded it. Sometime you won't be able to - but when you do, it is a score.

THEN you need to check your ally list on a regular basis. Anyone who hasn't played in over a week - delete. Some people might say 3 days...but you've got to make sure your allies are all current.

Then - farm cubes and energon. For a while, I would suggest not worrying about placing in episodes - focus SOLELY on getting your energon and cubes up as high as you can.

Then - in episodes, collect rubies for good cards, follow the advice above to get the evolve cards, and you slowly build your deck to compete regularly for T2.

It will take time, but you CAN do it.