The packs aren't the big problem. The thing is, it takes away the essence of the game of grinding, strategy, achieving an objective etc. I don't really mind the packs, but it kinda has become a pay 2 win situation, with players with zero knowledge of the game at 8 million GP in a couple weeks. GAC has definitely changed due to this.
I disagree it remains as always pay to accelerate. In these packs it is clear, acceleration of gear and relic grinding. Which creates new zeta and mod bottlenecks to maintain the grind we oh so love and keep coming back for.
Any roster which is inflated entirely on HBD or LSB will struggle until they get to grips with the game. We have all seen the odd account in recruiting which buys everything yet still is not performing in raid, with nothing to support in TB or TW, so they will not advance to guilds with higher rewards until they figure out how to contribute to team success. LSB will not make you win against a superior roster with well crafted mods and all the appropriate zetas/ omicrons and the journey guide characters fully unlocked.
But they do advance players towards particular squads, GL’s and journey guides so they can catch up somewhat on a game with years of content. Otherwise it would be overwhelming with no means to backfill some of the older squads whilst chasing the new content.
And from my perspective it’s a good strategy from CG, I am a 10M roster and spent considerably more in the last year of play than any so far due to back filling characters I have missed with the LSB.
