Has anyone stop to think.....

Lmao "You cant win in DCUO therefore nothing is P2W"...
Lets see we got:
-> scoreboard (indicator for performance and competitive element)
-> SM
-> (OpenWorld)
While its completely fine that some around here obviously dont want to win/ play to their fullest potential there are others who do.
GL getting to 191?CR (with OP gear) until next SM without paying... but since 2CR (or dual-roles) arent an advantage at all theres no P2W right?

The p2w aspect comes in when in comes time to get invited to groups. Logic dictates that players that are at 188 CR+ because of buying Shim'Tar gear will get accepted much more often into raid groups (and especially elite raids) than players who are at 178+ from normal progression.

Is DCUO p2w because of replay badges? Definitely. But the Shim'Tar gear has made the problem much more prominent. Especially considering that the previous time capsule's style did not equal second best gear either.

That being said, do I enjoy best gear in vendor? Absolutely. A very smart idea to have guaranteed rewards. I also enjoy the small increases in stats from even green drops throughout content. That means that at least after a long time, the rest of us can also catch up eventually.

Oh, yeah, and the p2w exclusive to capsule mods. Most are pretty cheap on the broker, so that's fine, but some of the most important, such as the 5% reduction in power used, and the Guardian Angel mod, are very rare and very expensive.