I do feel that the non-vip are kind of left out of much of the game. You get very little. Yes VIP does not cost much, but to the new user, it is like "wow this is all i get? I get 4 guys, start them out as builds that i will have to drop soon because after some QFC, i MAY have money to train a potential project fighter."
Im not saying lets change it all, I feel as if there needs to be a "potential" point for non VIP to make. Something to make it worthwhile.
If im coming off wrong, i dont mean to. I love this game, will keep paying for VIP. Just throwing my thoughts out there. Feel free to poke holes in it and downvote me