Loyalty? or disrepect...

From game help:

Loyalty

The Godfather appreciates Mobsters who show their loyalty by getting their daily Gamer Points and buying his Favor. Loyalty Points (LP) are accumulated slowly, but can be spent on powerful Weapons, Armor, and Vehicles not available anywhere else in the game.

A fresh new Mobster starts off in the lowest Loyalty Tier, Bronze, and is only able to buy Bronze Tier loyalty items with their LP. As you earning more LP will advance you through the tiers to Silver, Gold, Diamond, and finally Alexandrite, where the very best items in the game can be acquired.

Joined 1985 days, 2 hours ago
Still haven't given up, even with all of the complaints and how radically the game changed a year ago.
And it seems like it is IMPOSSIBLE to reach the Alexandrite tier without spending THOUSANDS of dollars.
Although I'm sure the items probably aren't worth it anyway, even though they are updated on a regular basis now.
Thanks.

 

On the Loyalty Points info page there is a pop-up which explains the system in more detail. This section is at the bottom: Your progress through the tier can fluctuate depending on periods of gameplay and offer point purchasing inactivity. As you get to the higher Loyalty Tiers progress through the tier is weighted more heavily on purchases.

Past a certain point (Gold) it will take a long while to progress through the tiers without purchasing FP. It can be done but it is definitely not the most expedient way.