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Yes @gregdowle I agree. In a game that purports to be free to play, it should be possible to advance with time rather than monetary investment. Hence my user status.
It is possible to win gold bars by finishing the first 10 level episode (50) then after a couple more episodes you can earn 5 if you're fast enough - but good luck with that as it is based on racing players that have already completed them and they probably had Build-a-Bot and Sugar Track.
Because, my dear friend the episode races are not live, they are based on other players who have already passed the episodes and most of the people who complete the episodes very fast have had unlimited boosters through h'akcing their software. After what you have seen posted in this forum, how on earth can you doubt that anyone has quit. I know I have.
Take the frog debacle for an example. Frog has been around since level 606, that level is passable with unlimited hammers, yet when he re-appears on a level when you have to collect the frogs, they're all asking, "How do i get the blocker with the eyes? I can't pass the level"
It is because they have millions of ineffective hammers.