Totally agree that some option other than GEMS ONLY be offered for slot opening. All players, spenders or not, need to upgrade gear and to keep the playing field more equal there should be options. GEMS only is very restrictive, even for moderate spenders. Multply that x6 gears x 5 heroes = extremely expensive for non-spenders. They will always be behind which only makes the difference between "coiners" and free players that much more of an issue. It really does not slow down spenders anyway, punishes the rest.