After being a Premium Member, I gotta say Paying is a big advantage, hidden P2W

[Dreamcast]

That free month of being a premium member really opened up my eyes.

I had Premium membership which gives you 25% Xp/Resources and I also used my 50% XP Boost.


When I played the game, I always had Med kits and grenades at full....I was rich.

BTW XP boost helps get resources too, It says that XP gets you resources according to the territory u are fighting in, not sure exactly how it works, can anybody explain?


Now I have no Premium membership or boost and I can't even get my medkits to half full or my grenades to full.

You could say I been fighting on losing continents but thats not the case I was fighting on losing continents when I had XP boost/Membership and I never felt poor.



The thing is, that it really opened up my eyes to a hidden Pay 2 win in this game.

I mean I just use medkits and grenades....I was using med kits left and right like a mad man...Now I actually need to be a tad more careful.


You don't get Pay 2 Win on an individual level, as in 1 vs 1 situations, the game is pretty fair on that front but on a wider level....Their is Pay 2 Win.


What I mean by this is, is what you can buy with resources....Specially on the infantry side.

Proximity mines = Instant kill.....Unless you have flak armor....The likeliness of somebody not having a Flak Armor is quite big since their is other options for people to get.

So obviously if somebody has more Proximity mines, they have a higher % of getting kills than somebody who has almost none.

The thing is however that yes, you could counter a Proximity mine with Flak armor or by shooting the proximity mine(Which is hard in a combat situation since this a fast pace game)......But like I said is still a hidden Pay 2 Win when you give a player more of a weapon which could insta kill.


Now with Vehicles Prices increasing, is the perfect time for Paying Members to use the hidden Pay 2 Win since they are gonna have the resources available to get as many vehicles as they want with minimal risk.


Don't get me wrong I love the game, Always been a Planetside fan but seeing the hidden P2W scheme kind of sucks.

I will still defend Ps2 when people say is P2W since they mean Pay 2 Win as in 1 vs 1 situations (n00b vs Vet), thats obviously bullshit since Stock Weapons are actually damn good in this game.

I understand why SOE put Resources boost, for people who don't have enough time to play to get their favorite vehicles/consumables fast but I think it should be canned IMO.