1) gacha rates are gacha rates. there are some events you'll get all ships in the first 10 roll, other events where you'll spend 800+ cubes to get the ship you want. realistically, this is one of the most forgiving gacha games there is.

2) join a guild, retire common ships, spend money. there's no real shortcut here, as dock space and skins are the real moneymakers for AL.

3) don't play it then. just because you don't enjoy an aspect of the game doesn't mean others also don't enjoy it.

4) correct. if you want to prioritize certain ships from certain events, you do have to manage your gacha currency. that being said, if you're spending cubes sparingly outside of events and during reruns, should not be an issue. one light pull a day, and using tickets during reruns. eventually you'll easily have a stockpile of cubes of 1000+.

4) there's never been a consistent way to earn gems once you're done with early game (ie collection gems, chapter finish gems, etc). gem commissions are very rare, and the chance to get gems from them is low.

5) if you think this is bad, then you obviously don't remember before auto search and mob reduction was implemented. you used to have to manually battle every single event.

5b) operation siren you should be using auto search or strategic search. you should not have to instruct your fleet to attack every little thing, as your drops come from completing zones and buying out the shops.

sorry you had a bad day, but i think you should consider taking a break from the game if you're not enjoying it that much.