Hmmmm ... My original rating and review disappeared..... And the usually "copy and paste" reply. Of course there are ways to play and level up for free. If you want to spend 20 years doing so. Games like this put players in a situation that makes them feel like they have to make purchases in order to advance and be able to hold their own. It also makes me think that any game like this is definitely geared towards pay to win, or else there would be a single player offline mode available.