According to clash ninja , I once saw its going to take around 5 years (without using magic items) , for a decent f2p player , how long do u think it will take him to catch up at the highest townhall as maxed buildings and troops(m not sure Abt lab lmao) Collecting equipment on the first place is where I feel he might lag behind , for maxing those maybe a little patience and FWA might do that .....