I already said I care about P2W, that's the only reason I went near Path of exile 1 in the first place. Gameplay was kinda shit, at least when I played it, but I still dumped money into because I supported consumer friendly games. It's still shitty and unfair either way, it still shows the company doesn't give a fuck about their customers either way and it's a red flag of other anti-consumer practices either way.

Modern gaming is pretty much just fucking normie cancer yeah, but PoE came from a modern company and they took a firm stance against anti-consumer practices in gaming. It mattered to them then, and it still matters to me now.