So the current model is the best you can expect the game to be.
I agree 100%. If you cant live without the commander, buy it. Or you can gradually get better at the game and get new commanders as you progress. Perfect system. One of the great ideas added for Coh2. One could argue how fast you get a commander.
Many gamers dont actually PLAY GAMES anymore. They just look for cheats and work-arounds to get all the STUFF you can get. Then they move on. It is the gathering of stuff that is the draw for them.
Coh2 is like a game of Chess. It is timeless. Its mechanics are almost perfect. It is not meant to be run through real fast to get neat stuff game.
And yes there are ways to get slightly faster loot money but it is not something allowed to talk about on this forum. And I can say 99.9% of users do not do these things. They play the game for years and git gud instead.
EDIT: Or gradually go insane like many of us have