User blog:Papyrus1910/Is PvZ 2 pay-to-win?

This is a controversial topic. This blog post only reflects my personal opinion on the game.

Is PvZ 2 pay-to-win?
Yes.

And no.

Also, pay-to-win here doesn't mean that unless-you-pay-you-will-absolutely-lose, it means pay-to-get-the-crucial-key-to-victory-but-you-can-still-use-your-existing-items-even-though-we-don't-guarantee-they-would-work-as-flawlessly-as-our-premium-contents.

Yes first. Some levels in PvZ 2 was just ridiculously, RIDICULOUSLY, difficult. However, if you are willing to spend 5 to 6 dollars to buy a premium plant (namely Cold Snapdragon), then the level could be completed easily, TOO EASILY it looks like you're cheating. Cold Snapdragon, if its power is harnessed correctly, can be an insanely overpowered plant. Two columns of it with a column of defensive plant in the front and you can nearly beat all zombies in the game, including the tankiest of zombies, like Carthead or Pyramidhead. Other plants are just equally overpowered as well, but I'm not going to mention it here.

Moreover, it does not necessarily have to be premium plants to prove that the game is P2W, because of the boosting system. Struggling on a level? Pfft, why would you bother improving your skills? Just pay us 15 gems, then get out there and wreck the brainz out of those pesky zombies! Boosted plants aren't good enough for ya? Don't focus on fixing your strategy! Just pay us 1150 coins, and woosh, all the zombies would be dead in no time!

What's more, the last straw is the levelling system. What is the point of upgrading my plants, if the zombies would just become stronger eventually? It's not even optional anymore, you are forced to upgrade your plants, or else you won't be able to keep up with the zombies. I don't know about you, but for me, this is the worst thing they have ever created since PvZ 2 was made. Why is this counted as pay-to-win? Just open the store, you'll see what I mean.



No. Why no? Because if you are keen enough to work on your strategies, you would have very little problem beating the levels. That doesn't count the expansions level though, unless you're DT or Ginta Gaming. The later worlds, like BWB or NMT, JM requires crucial strategic planning. But other than that, nothing much supports the idea that PvZ 2 is not P2W.