Well, in a way you are not facing more of an uphill battle than anyone else who decided to go the f2p route. It was hard back then, and its hard now as well. At the start of a new season the 20-12 ranks will be stacked with previously high ranked players, give it some time and more newer players will pop up

If you ask me, paying gold for naxx/brm is madness, it's simply not worth it.
Your best bet is to go for huntard in casual to gain the daily 100 gold a day
This post was edited by RabbitRoyal on Apr 2 2015 06:18pm