Marquee Event Tier 7 Behind literal Pay wall

To access the Tier VII Marquee event for Luke (I spent lots of crystals and a little money to get him close to 7*) I also need to have him at Era Level 70. I am at 20, can not get any more resources anywhere EXCEPT the coliseum or cash to make him go higher. Therefore I am literally stuck at Era 20 until this marquee event ends. That being said, just from 20-23 takes around $20 USD and it would take like $300 to get him to 70. You're asking players to spend near $400 to get 2 omicrons and some low tier relic mats.... Please re evaluate this and compensate players for making this hidden behind a $400 pay wall... literally. Can't even use crystals to get anything past lvl 20 era level as of now which means the Luke Marquee Tier VII is inaccessible. It may not be the case down the road as resources grow with more characters leveled. For the first marquee toons it's blocked.