personally, i have no issue with f2ps, since I am a f2p long long ago on many many games.

I totally know the grind and desire. Thou now I certainly can be a p2w if I want to.

these days i call myself a f2p free to pay, but free 2 play like to label those who spend more than them as pay 2 win instead.

normally when i got label as such, i just don't react since it doesn't apply to me.

one thing i can second on, such a game is one against oneself, rather than against the other players or against the system.

my merge server still has free to play and like most of the times, they outlast many paid players who move on faster to other things.