F2P is never spending any money.  I guy the gem pack and forge pass.  I need a name to define me.  

Oh, did I set that one up.  

From ayumi website :P 

F2P (Free to Play): Spent $0
Amoeba: One Time Transaction on an Excellent Offer (e.g. Black Friday)
Minnow: Spent between $1~30 per month
Bass: Spent between $30~100 per month
Dolphin: Spent between $100~300 per month
G Squid: Spent between $300~500 per month
Whale: Spent between $500~2000 per month
Kraken: Spent between $2000~5000 per month
Cthulhu: Spent above $5000 per month 

lol rude AF arent ya 

From ayumi website :P 

F2P (Free to Play): Spent $0
Amoeba: One Time Transaction on an Excellent Offer (e.g. Black Friday)
Minnow: Spent between $1~30 per month
Bass: Spent between $30~100 per month
Dolphin: Spent between $100~300 per month
G Squid: Spent between $300~500 per month
Whale: Spent between $500~2000 per month
Kraken: Spent between $2000~5000 per month
Cthulhu: Spent above $5000 per month 

The above response ignores the inquiry of the op.  Per month, per month, per month!!!!  I've spent zero PER MONTH for more than a year.  am I f2p or am i not? Based on the available info?

seriosly what if I spend $30/month for 6 months then spend $1000 one month?  And then spend nothing for 2 years?  while the above may give a simple rule of thumb it is hardly a working definition.

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To op

it reminds me of philosophy 101, basic logic.  There is no difference between spelled out words or simple signs.  They are all basic symbols.  The term 'plus' and the sign '+.'  They can have identical meaning, or a dozen different meanings.  

the meaning of a word, symbol, term, etc., is whatever the user intends it to mean.  the same may have a dozen different meanings.  That is called definition.  Thumb through a dictionary and tell me what percentage of terms have only one, or multiple, definitions,

at the same time, it is incumbent upon the user of the symbol to convey the precise meaning they intend.

Frankly, I don't see the import of assigning such labels to players, other than some badge of honor.

you asked for personal experience and discussion.  I haven't spent in over a year.  In 2022, after the Krisk event, I spent $40.  In 2021 I spent $60.  All of that on the daily gem packs you can purchase once a month.  The last time I spent anything other than those daily gem packs was xmas eve 2020.  I bought myself a xmas present of shards $250 and regreted it.

if someone labels me f2p it doesn't bother me and at this point I think it's deserved.  If someone labels me as minnows or whale etc., who cares unless it's a badge of honor?

I couldn't care less what label you apply to me (it's all semantics) so long as I've conveyed my meaning of the terms I've used,

you are asking a question of symantmics, not of substance.  Do you comprehend my spending history?  If so you understand my communication.  How you apply labels to me is entirely up to you.  Symantecs!

The op meant this as a harmless discussion ... and so what if my opinion is per month(amount of months played vs amount spend = per month spent ... 

its just a measurement for the heck of it , nobody is gonna brag about how much they spent or did not spent on these forums . Nobody is judging anyone over here , this is the least toxic game forum i ever encountered minus the keto thread spam :P

Man if my post came off as toxic I entirely blew it.  my apologies.

edit: please note 90% of my post was addressed to trying to give my personal perspractice to op.

nah its probably just me , i get that its weird to follow that metric but in the end it just doesnt matter to most like you said , those who rly care about f2p or being a whale carry it as a badge of honor .

I just use that meter for my self , for the heck of it , also to keep me from spending too much :P

ping me if you need toxicity added to any thread!

100% f2p since "Battle Pass" (probably only one on forum playinhg then was Kram, maybe carpe?).  So I am a born again virgin fish.

My "alt" is "almost f2p".  An accidental pocket/butt purchase for 9.99 or 19.99 don't remember lol.

I take no pride in this status, more a badge of shame than a badge of honor.  For a couple bucks here and there I certainly would have saved a few minutes better spent elsewhere.  Such as writing valuable posts in important threads like this :)

ping me if you need toxicity added to any thread!

100% f2p since "Battle Pass" (probably only one on forum playinhg then was Kram, maybe carpe?).  So I am a born again virgin fish.

My "alt" is "almost f2p".  An accidental pocket/butt purchase for 9.99 or 19.99 don't remember lol.

I take no pride in this status, more a badge of shame than a badge of honor.  For a couple bucks here and there I certainly would have saved a few minutes better spent elsewhere.  Such as writing valuable posts in important threads like this :)

"accidental purchase"

a likely story, sir

The above response ignores the inquiry of the op.  Per month, per month, per month!!!!  I've spent zero PER MONTH for more than a year.  am I f2p or am i not? Based on the available info?

seriosly what if I spend $30/month for 6 months then spend $1000 one month?  And then spend nothing for 2 years?  while the above may give a simple rule of thumb it is hardly a working definition.

...

To op

it reminds me of philosophy 101, basic logic.  There is no difference between spelled out words or simple signs.  They are all basic symbols.  The term 'plus' and the sign '+.'  They can have identical meaning, or a dozen different meanings.  

the meaning of a word, symbol, term, etc., is whatever the user intends it to mean.  the same may have a dozen different meanings.  That is called definition.  Thumb through a dictionary and tell me what percentage of terms have only one, or multiple, definitions,

at the same time, it is incumbent upon the user of the symbol to convey the precise meaning they intend.

Frankly, I don't see the import of assigning such labels to players, other than some badge of honor.

you asked for personal experience and discussion.  I haven't spent in over a year.  In 2022, after the Krisk event, I spent $40.  In 2021 I spent $60.  All of that on the daily gem packs you can purchase once a month.  The last time I spent anything other than those daily gem packs was xmas eve 2020.  I bought myself a xmas present of shards $250 and regreted it.

if someone labels me f2p it doesn't bother me and at this point I think it's deserved.  If someone labels me as minnows or whale etc., who cares unless it's a badge of honor?

I couldn't care less what label you apply to me (it's all semantics) so long as I've conveyed my meaning of the terms I've used,

you are asking a question of symantmics, not of substance.  Do you comprehend my spending history?  If so you understand my communication.  How you apply labels to me is entirely up to you.  Symantecs!

ping me if you need toxicity added to any thread!

100% f2p since "Battle Pass" (probably only one on forum playinhg then was Kram, maybe carpe?).  So I am a born again virgin fish.

My "alt" is "almost f2p".  An accidental pocket/butt purchase for 9.99 or 19.99 don't remember lol.

I take no pride in this status, more a badge of shame than a badge of honor.  For a couple bucks here and there I certainly would have saved a few minutes better spent elsewhere.  Such as writing valuable posts in important threads like this :)

It's definitely a somewhat philosophical question, but it's not just the F2P tag but what *truly* counts as spending.

Some state that if you get rewards and use them, then it's ok and counts as F2P (like the google points thing).

Plarium does hold contests and I wonder if one were to grant you in-game currency (like $50) then people would say you're still F2P probably. So then the question becomes, what amount could you be awarded where you say "Ok no, that's definitely not F2P anymore". $500? $2000? 

But really, it's all about what people think because that's what's interesting. The definition of a word is supposed to be what the majority of people think it means (so like people who say "Everyone uses Ironically wrong" are themselves wrong because if everyone is using a word a certain way, that is the definition)

What I'm most interested in is the concept of Time since your last purchase. I spend every month so it's not applicable to me, but its *my* opinion that if you go at least a year without spending, you are now F2P.

While "Accidental Butt Purchase" leaves me with more questions than answers, you did say something that I think is important.

Spending to save time. It's a whole new can of worms, but its true that everyone's time has a value and most can put a $ amount to their time. I'm not sure what Battle Pass is, but the Raid Card could be argued as purely a time saver. It doesn't get you gems or shards, you only get silver/xp and multi-battles, all which help you save time OR even do other things while the game runs in the background with the multi's.

I think someone could make a strong argument that the Raid Pass might be a F2P exception in terms of spending.