That's why the game is free, and in open beta. To give you the chance to try before you buy....But Cryptic makes awesome stuff, so you will probably eventually buy something. Their tools are only getting better, as a person who was around PRE-STO well...leaps and bounds my friend.
This thread is so silly, without OPEN BETA / Micro-transactions you would never truly know how it operates on a mass level to stabilize the environment. The word BETA is all over everything on this game, ignorance is no excuse. It reminds me of the people who try to beat a passing train across the tracks and people are…