Board Thread:Game Discussions/@comment-114.134.14.27-20140617031021/@comment-65.182.226.37-20140617145113

If you want to play 100% for free the two most important things I have found are to join a decent free-to-play guild (one that can consistently earn 3 star armors, plus if possible) and to actively pursue arena milestone rewards (having a friends list with low level easy to beat friends helps with this). Use the armors gained from arena rewards to upgrade the armors earned in guild wars. With moderately leveled three star armors and a few friends earning the four star boss armors should not be difficult. When you have several four star boss armors at a decent level and have leveled up your knight enough the four star plus armors should be achievable without spending gems. Once you are regularly earning plus four star armors, use the non-plus versions in combines and attempt to gain fuseable epic armors.

This method will take time, spending gems (from IRL money or in game offers) speeds it up, but if you want to play 100% for free, this should serve as a good guide. This is the method I employed on my second account and have just earned my first EB+ (Smilodon) at level 75 without having spent any IRL money. I have been playing for roughly nine months now. This is not a quick process, but it is doable.