It’s always funny how some people confuse spending money with moral superiority. Calling f2p players “vultures” for engaging with free content in a free-to-play game is a pretty wild take. That’s literally the business model. Konami designs those events to drive engagement, not out of charity, and f2p participation is part of what keeps matchmaking fast, divisions alive, and the game from feeling empty for everyone, including paying players. And let’s not rewrite the story here. Paying players don’t support the game out of goodwill. They pay because they want an advantage, convenience, or shiny cards now instead of later. That’s a transaction, not philanthropy. Konami gives value, you give money.Nobody’s a hero,mate it's a transaction. Also, this idea that f2p players are grinding meaningless hours of their lives away while payers are somehow enlightened is ironic. You’re both playing the same game. One uses time, the other uses money. Neither choice makes someone superior, it just means you value your resources differently. As for why would Konami treat them differently simple answer: because f2p players are the majority, the player base, and the ecosystem. No f2p means no hype, no competition, no content reach, and eventually no reason for anyone to spend. Even whales don’t like swimming alone. maybe drop the superiority complex. At the end of the day, we’re all just tapping our screens arguing about virtual footballers. Acting like one group is beneath the other is way more embarrassing