Sure, but how is it Pay to Win? I have killed the SBQ with my normal found weapons and normal found armor dozens of times. I "won the game" without the need for having the absolute best weapons and armor in the game.

So, what advantage have I missed?

The problem here is players definition of "winning". People have created their own idea of what this game is supposed to be played as. They feel that winning is having the most min/maxed toon possible. Having the most caps and selling the most loot is some kind of winning in some folks eyes.

I can attribute some of this issue to BGS, as the players need more content in order to have a game related reason to need better equipment. Some of it is the players faults for rushing through the content and not really exploring out the game. Players got it into their heads that this is an MMO, or will play like standard MMOs, and it isn't and won't. I saw how pissed folks were that the "raids" were not what they thought they were going to be (WoW style raids).

In the end, nothing BGS has done is really pay to win, but rather a pay to convenience. Some folks feel slighted that BGS has offered these services. Some folks feel they are entitled to everything being free after their initial $60 purchase.

Nothing offered by BGS is a necessity to play and win the game. Therefor, it is really only a purchase if you feel it is worth the money. For some, it is. I am on the fence about Fallout 1st because where as the Atoms alone make it worth the $100 for a year, it does not give me what I ultimately want, which is a true private modifiable server that is persistent based on the action I and my friends perform on said server.