Quote Originally Posted by Zandel View Post

P2W however, is a clear definition. If you can get ahead of someone else by spending real money then it's P2W, simple. With this term there is absolutely no grey area. A game either is or is not P2W. FKG is and anyone who says it is not is simply wrong.
I tend to agree with this statement, but in the fact that there is 0 competition - there is no-one to 'get ahead of' so I don't find this game P2W

To expand on this P2W also is to me a game that is set up to either make you grind ridiculously hard or pay to win, and the top tier is normally 100% wallet warriors E-peen-ing off against each other - that's fine, but it tends to end up destroying games long term as the top keeps going up and up and catching up for a new player is harder and harder, or more importantly expensive and expensiver - the new players dry up and the older players start to leave - the whales having less to show off to and get bored and leave and the game slowly implodes in on itself - Take Marvel Avengers Alliance which dies this death after a good 3 years+

FKG - biggest 2 issues a newb faces

1) Event girls were more powerful in the 1st few events, and I suspect one day they may make the revival events ever green - maybe maybe not....it's hardly agaem

2) The pool is larger - getting dupes may be near impossible so 5* girls are more likely to be 1 equips - hopefully they'll address that in ways by making dress-blooms more available.

So they can 'win' the game fine, can beat any event, 3 medal every stage and it won't cost a penny.

So I struggle to deem this P2W - there is no one to get ahead of no pay barrier, no ultra grind fest that $20 will bypass, no event that can really be made 10x easier for $10

Sure you can buy gems for stamina or extra rolls, you can do the step ups - but it's for your benefit you want something....you're paying for shiny for cosmetic goodness - not to 'win'