I'm just going to copy and paste my response from another thread replying to this whole PAY 2 WIN crap.
*Start*
Considering you have guys in Tiberian League winning matches with lvl 8-9 units against 10+ units. You have whales of close to MAX level units losing matches against players with much lower unit levels. All of this can be seen while watching replays in the ingame C&C TV feature in the game. Also some YouTube videos showcase this, if you would take the time to look it up rather than riding the waaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaah bandwagon. Level 8/9 tends to be the average level for units before they start requiring more investment of cards to level. These mentioned levels are FAR from hard to obtain, and all the while not spending a single penny. You pay to "progress" not win.
I have some guys in our Alliance who haven't paid a penny reach Tiberian League as well. You can't pay to win, you can't buy skill. This wasn't the CC game I wanted, I've played every title starting with westwood's first installment. But this addition actually isn't bad, and executed better than I have thought in terms of "player vs player balance".
So...if you actually do play the game, congratulations...you just suck, hard and need to sit down. As I mentioned before, get off the bandwagon.
*Finish*
So ya, its been proven many times that you can't just pay to win, you seriously can out skill players with higher unit level than you as long as you're smart and counter correctly. Sure, it won't be a walk in the park, but thats the point...its a competitive game, not a snowflake's retreat. This game compared to most isn't even close to pay to win like others are. You just seriously need to get good. Units will continue to be tweaked and adjusted but this whole MASSIVE imbalance you and others speak of doesn't exist. Again, you need to just learn the game more and get good.
At the end of the day, it really is actual fact, its not as bad as you make it out to be. So practice more.
