Money grab in this game right now is obscene.
Shipments used to have less gear and shards available, there was no whale store. Even when the whale store was introduced it only had a (relatively) small amount of stuff (now i could take a shit quicker than it takes to scroll to the bottom of that store). Packs were not nearly as numerous and didn't appear as event notifications.
I wouldn't say the game is dying, but the monetization is next level. Imo its too much, they need to tone it down, focus more on the game content, then the cash will come anyway without them having to ram packs down our throats.