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RE: Is STEEM-Monsters "pay-to-win"? And if so, is this a bad thing?
Of course it is P2W.
Professional sport requires a huge investment, not only the skiers, suit, but also additional resources like psychologists, physicians, massagers, cooks etc. that accompany the top players in some sports. But that is a completely other level of investment, so I would not use this as a comparison.
If you define "I2W" broad enough, then all games are in that group, even chess, because to be a top player, you need to invest in time to get the skills. But this makes no sense, in chess you find tons of players at all levels and you can spend whole nights of exciting play without spending a single cent (e.g. on the fee lichess.org platform).
So I would be honest and call it maybe a low level, but still P2W.
Just as playing chess is possible with just a set of figures and a board, playing SteemMonsters is possible with just a set of level 1 monsters. You might also enjoy many fights against similar ranked players (more joy will come with more cards and more options) - But you won't be able to have success on a competitive level - Just like you won't have success at competitive chess tournaments by just enjoying games with friends.
I am not against calling STEEM-Monsters a P2W game - my point is that almost all competitive stuff requires a certain amout of investment in order to being able to compete on a bigger scale.