Best set up for F2P player ?

I got mk5 within 3 months of starting. I did maintain VIP, but that gives only 20% training speed increase, meaning that it can be done under 4 months as free player. (3.5 probably, since I didn't always focus on training and sometimes went short periods with none active)

 

Well I didn't want to get his hopes up that much. I'd say you are right, if you play every day. Of course, you know that I'm almost an mk5 and I'd say I'm about 20% behind you.

 

How dare you?

 

Experiment with your own items and ships to see what you like. At early levels Shooter and Defender are the best ships.

 

If I did this all over again i would have focused on my fixer rather than all 5 ships. So for the ppl above who said to pick a ship are speaking the truth. You can spend a lot of gold/sugar leveling ships/captains you may not need until later. I also think as a F2P you will come across most weapons at a uncommon level to try out and see which ones work best for your playing style. Eventually rare's and epic's come but my 2 cents is level uncommon's until rare's come level them until epic's. As a F2P only playing for the last few months i only have a few Legendary pieces so don't count on seeing many without buying some chests. As a fixer i level up my uncommon pule and repair box to almost tier 3 before i got them in rare.