Is F2P dying a slow death?

If you had two "customers", one who paid you money and one who didn't (meaning he's not really a customer), are you telling me you'd devote equal consideration to both? If so, you won't have many investors lined up. I suppose I'm considered a dolphin as I bought the starter packs (for both accounts) at the beginning (best $4.99 you can spend in the game). I've actually wanted to spend more but they prices are ridiculous so I have kept the wallet closed since the first week.

It doesn't bother me that a f2p won't be able to compete with a whale. There is supposed to be an advantage for people who spend money. There is still a lot for the rest of us to do. Personally, I find the squad arena the least interesting part of the game, so I'm not spinning my wheels to compete there. Actually, the Galactic War is probably the most fun as it allows you to try out a bunch of different team combinations at different levels of difficulty. But everyone who levels up just sims it and gets bored with the game.