The game has never been Pay to Win ..so likely you will still feel the same :/
Its a PVE game with indirect PVP elements so if you are questioning the ability to attain Plat arena then I guess sooo
but who needs that? less than 1% . The other 99% of player base enjoy the game and all its free rerwards
Maybe watch one of the many YouTube CCs who never spent a penny on this game and at a much higher lvl than my account 1000s into this game :/
Anyway , I am sure this comment will get blocked or I will get banned for saying such things
Commonly accepted meaning to term p2w is, anything other than cosmetics is p2w, there will always be gaslighters who will try to spin the pay to progress narrative but it is what it is, doesnt mean raid is a bad game because of it.
Commonly accepted doesn't mean accurate.
I think PG is spot on.