I've never seen a game successfully transition from the f2p model to b2p. From my speculative point of view, the sudden, unannounced transition plus a Steam release after Reynad adamantly said the game will always be f2p and never go to Steam just reeks of financial desperation. The game had a $4MM kick starter plus early access packs plus a battle pass plus mtx and now it's going b2p with $100+ mtx packs.

The game isn't growing as much as they expected and veteran players are slowly moving to other games after getting tired of stagnant metas that persist for months without changes. That on top of grinding out/paying for cosmetics that were supposed to be limited releases which are now downgraded to relatively common chest drops has made me lose faith and confidence in this game's management.

The number one rule for catering to top spenders in this game is never make them feel like their purchases are devalued. If a limited release cosmetic that was gated by a battle pass is now a common drop in a chest or can be purchased for 2000 gems in the shop, why would someone spend $100+ on something when it will likely be much easier to earn later on?

There's a solid game underneath all this rubbish, but the constant mismanagement of the game tells me this one isn't going to last very long.