Agreed...
U don't need to be maller to get stronger fast...
Of course maller have some advantage...
But u can be strong without spent even a single cent in IM...
And the most important...u can have a lot of fun without being a maller XD
U can plvl a discipule til he reach lvl 41...
Than u trade your reputation for credits...
Use your credits to buy rations and than sell the rations...
Norma rations u can sell for ~20k
And tha auto-rations u can sell for ~25k