lost ark has a TON of systems that are directly related to Lineage II Revolutions, a NEXON game. so yes. its going to be 100% pay to win just like lost ark +
Good video, I like how you understand the nuances of p2w and pay for convenience and try to give it an unbiased view. I think if you pay to progress faster it kills what the game is about but another issue with these type of games that sell upgrade materials is that they make the grind unbearable. Needs a good balance like warframe gladly people will buy cosmetics and support devs with good drop rates and Lost Ark needs to learn from this with friendly honing.
Man the mental gymnastics is insane. Predatory monitization is pretatory monization. Doing the whole p2w, p2e or whatever other phrase you want to use to justify whether the cash shop is good or not is just sad.
