The Iron Crown Event: Just a predatory monetisation tactic?

@thefalconbeta The point you've presented is valid and this game is most certainly a good one.
People should and will always have to pay for the content they want.
And yes it is the individuals' choice as to whether or not they fork out the up to $80 or so for a big bag of premium coins. I'm not disputing that, nor the fact that this method of monetisation is perfectly legal.

However in the case of Apex Legends, the main concern of many players is that when they do invest their money, it is only for a mere chance to get what they want.
If every 30 apex packs guarantees a single Legendary item and players pay enough to obtain said 30 packs, would it really be all that wrong for players to then have the opportunity to select which legendary skin that want?
My first legendary item was a Mozambique skin.
*sighs at remembering the disappointment*
It would've been nice to be able to choose one for myself.

Sure I described EA as "the enemy" but that is only to highlight the fact players who spend money on the game have no control over what they're actually rewarded with.

Overall however, you're right in how we should give credit where it's due.
EA and Respawn have produced great content at a considerably fast rate for a free to play game. Compared to a game like Anthem which was supposed to be the years biggest game but only proven to be sorely lacking in content after however many months, Apex Legends in that same time has seen multiple community requested game modes added, greater number of cosmetic items added and hundreds of core game mechanic fixes, improvements and refinements.
Players are getting what they ask for.
Although players shouldn't be expected to tolerate price inflation without a justified reason as to why it is in place.

@thefalconbeta The fact you don't see how wrong this is, its mind blowing.