The game is only a game, you can improve your performance if you put in some Steem, you will probably not get it back but if you want to get ahead in the game that is what you have to do. I think that the uproar is because people expect to make a lot of money real quick and sometimes decide to spend more on a game than they should. I was playing SteemMonsters but to be competitive you have to spend a lot of money, money I don't have so I had to quit, no hard feelings just that I couldn't afford it. In other games I have spent a little, had some fun and got part of my money back. I think that is all I can expect.