User blog comment:LovingKate/Nexon's Shenannigans/@comment-1990734-20131229231855/@comment-5093628-20131230004323

Thing is... if they NEVRE gave any rare weapons, then there would be an even greater NX-GP imbalance. If only those who paid had OP/ good weapons, wouldnt that be a worse imbalance, then if at least for a while, some GP users were given some good weapons to even the playing field?

Youre saying you feel your purchases are decreasing in value; it seems you deem 'value' as in you having an advantage over those who dont buy NX. Thats the whole problem. Thats what makes it "Pay2Win": having those who buy NX having an advantage over those who didnt. While I do agree those who do buy NX should be given more attention/ priority since you guys are the ones allowing Nexon to thrive/ continue running the servers, it shouldnt be that NX > GP. And clearly, a F2P game does NOT need to have OP/ advantageous weapons/ items available for purchase with real money in order to make a profit/ be successful. A prominent example is League of Legends. While I do not play LoL, it is without a doubt that their marketing strategy is very successful; the only real thing you can get with RP are skins which provide no advantage to those who do not own skins.

On the side note: Riot Games is also very responsive and active in keeping up with the community and listening to the players, providing constant updates with new content as well as nerfs and buffs as seen fit. They are very fair; I wish Nexon would do that ):