Paying to progress in-game.

Hello guys. I have been playing FLC2 for quite a few weeks now and I am starting to have difficulty advancing. It is because to be able to advance one needs to have more powerful guns or more powerful squadmates.

- Is it possible for things to be purchased with in-game money and not real money? Like grenades, med kits, drones, etc...

- Is it possible to upgrade guns (bought with in-game money) to the same level as the guns bought with gold? Like if a gun bought with gold can reach a max level of 24, I wish guns bought with in-game money can also be upgraded to the same level albeit it will have to take longer and spend more in-game money. I believe that is just fair. If a player doesn't want to spend all his/her time to save enough in-game money, they can just spend real money and buy stuff right away. But if a player doesn't want to spend real money, he/she will just have to play real hard and earn in-game money to be able to upgrade his/her weapons/squadmates or purchase supplies.

- Is it also possible for players to level up their squadmates' stars via in-game, like when a player reaches lvl 10, his/her squamates will become 1 star. When a player reaches lvl 20, his/her squadmates will become 2 stars. By lvl 30, the squadmates will become 3 stars, and so on and so forth. This way, a player can have other means of getting top-tiered squadmates aside from purchasing them outright or by playing select "elite" missions.

I would love to continue playing this game but I hope developers give players a choice of whether they want to play (short cut) and pay with real money or play (the long way) and pay with in-game money.