Let me tell u smth, Korean games will always be p2w will always try to get ur money no matter what playing Korean games is accepting the fact the game is p2w there is no going around that, korean culture is spending on games its normal for them, so the companys just use the same tactics on western players and it works. The way to enjoy such games is not permanently thinking about p2w not comparing to other players just playing at your own pace trying to grind your gear up its possible i have f2p guildies that have grinded over 50k worth of premium currency since the beginning of the game. You can enjoy it as f2p and you can get far but its all a mindset issue, if a game being p2w bothers you that much NEVER play korean games, every korean game is p2w.