If all the guides say you’ll break even they’re wrong
MA makes money from us losing money, if everyone broke even no one would need to deposit and MA would go bankrupt.
And no, you’re not meant to make hundreds or even thousands and dollars to buy a gun. People are willing to pay so much for them because it gives them a great advantage, if you deposit 100k to get the best gun and some skills you’ll never have to deposit again.
But you will anyway since you’ll be hooked and wanting more stuff