I wouldn't say it's not easier for paying players, but they still have to put the work in. Simply encountering that many EGs is tiring. Sometimes it takes 10-20 spins to encounter one. I get tired of making them show up when that happens. I can't imagine finding 300 of the things so far. Hell, that's close to how many I killed in the entire EVENT last time, let alone in one day.

I'm happy to be where I am without a slayer. I have 3 or 4 E-gacha tickets, but I'm saving them for phase 2. I can handle phase 1 with my base SED.