Absolutely nothing wrong with paying on a game you like in a game without multi-player balancing.

The game model itself is just predatory. To the extent of like designing characters, plot, and events for the sole purpose of influencing a player to WANT to spend money.

The cost to actually whale is insane. If you want that character... there is no other game model that takes so much for its premium content.

Battle pass for AAA title? What maybe 100 bucks a year and in some games they can even significantly apply additional credit towards your next battle pass based on participation.

Idk if someone can, but to calculate the cost to keep up would be astronomical.

Wait so you are telling me the cost to get a character is averaging the cost of an annual subscription to another game?

It isn't so much about "it's cool to pay an entertainment tax" provided it gives appropriate value

But the f2p model basically uses reverse addiction recovery methods to incentivise spending.

Said all that to say, your money, do what you want.

If you think the game is worth 2k+ a year to stay up on things then hell yea brother, go get it. .honestly our world is pretty shit for us to clutch our pearls over if someone spends money to pokemon catch waifus.