No but you also pointed out that it would take a long time to save the Nth metal. So yeah, likely by the time a 2x came up, AND you had enough Nth saved that it would matter...a few months would have gone by and you'd have a 10 pack of SOP and a single SOC at least(2 months=2 Destiny for F2P/Premiums)....for free...which can get at least 1 arti to 160...if you have the saved Nth. And that's assuming we hadn't gotten some freebies in a CR skip or other 'gift' they HAVE given in the past. Sitting on a few of those myself even....waiting for the next 2x. Again, having NO self control on your spending is not the same as you HAVE to spend money. Well I'll retract the accusation then. Sorry if it offended you. And so in your bitter memories of all that, you come into the forums to crap on a thread that is HOPING to convey some of that kind of helpful info to those looking for it....and somehow put that on the devs also? Ok then. Well...thank god you are here trying to save the few that DO show up looking for info. Kudos to you then....
This thread is sure helping new players decide what to do lol *sarcasm* This is actually very true (at least on Xbox), in which players are constantly saying "there's a forum??" in which usually is followed by "sounds too complicated". In which is why my thread Idea For In-game "help Section" is trying to at least spread awareness of the forum and/or provide a link to it (or the Guides). I feel it's a good direction to take to help players (especially new or returning).
Wish you the best, but hope you allow yourself to let go. No one likes a 5th grader who picks on 1st graders…