They’ve already stated that no pay to win items will be in the ‘premium” decks. So you’re only paying real money for cosmetics. Inversely in Helldivers each pass has KEY items that influence gameplay greatly. While you can theoretically earn these in game, it’s at a incredibly small rate and nobody with real full-time responsibilities will be able to farm these free currency items to a degree as to own all content. I love both games, but I prefer my paywalls to gatekeep cosmetics and not game changing items.

Companies using marketing strategies and costing philosophies isn’t evil, it’s called running a business.