I suggest making gate prices for T1 3/5s as profitable for 1/2 the energy cost they are now- slower money, more playing time, and slightly more overall for T1 players, to help them through. They'd still want to go to T2 for the higher profits and boss tokens there, but would have an easier time in doing so.
Emm i am the only one chearing an echo?
BUT! no seriously the idea has been suggested many times
SORRY for a bit of trolling, but NOW SEE the BAD SIDES of your suggestion
-tier 1 players will play longer= will make more crown, CE= faster T2 clearence
- when T2 they will play LESS and have a shock
- T2 IS that place where you need the most crowns, heat CE because upgrading 0 star to 2 star is easy,
-BUT 2star to 4 star NOT AND its bad because they thinked they will play longer so that will be only a litle problem, SOME game quits
- AFTER that goin T3 GRAT SCHOCK, smaller profits(paradoxaly) A LOT OF RAGEQUITS
SO its good like this, and we have power surge weekends
OH and LOWER the profits i T1 EVEN more, BAD IDEA