# 3. You Shall Not Whine About P2W
Good… use your aggressive feelings, player. Let the hate flow through you.
—Darth Voldemort pushing you to the Dark Side
It is silly to claim there is no Pay to Win in Magic Awakened. P2W may be too expensive even for most whales, but it is possible.
Try not to whine about P2W. Not because you lack good reasons for doing so, but because it prevents you from focusing on what matters.
Whales can pay to complete the Battle Pass without playing. Whales can pay to get extra Card Duplicates. Whales can pay to get P2Wands every month. Whales can pay for every resource in the game. But why?
Pay to Win allows players to quickly reach a level where PVP is no longer fun (the Matchmaking Wall). Magic Awakened is a game, it’s supposed to be fun. Frustration reduces playtime, and playing less costs potential resources.
A whale has clear advantages over F2P Players, but F2P Veterans can compete.
# The P2W Advantage 🐳
“Aye, aye! It was that accursed white whale that razeed me; made a poor pegging lubber of me for ever and a day!”
—Captain Ahab, a F2P Player
Please understand, most whales just want to look fabulous. Whales do not crave the the power of Dumbledore, only his dress robes. But it’s a package deal, so why not show off that fancy new outfit while stepping on our lifeless corpses at the Dueling Hall?
The Paid Battle Pass offers new cosmetics and a few power-enhancing goodies to sweeten the deal. It only lasts one month, and it’s a nice way to support the game without facing bankruptcy or signing up to a second mortgage.
The Gacha Wheel and paid currency deals, on the other hand, are reserved for those who love gambling, debt, and financial despair. Premium cosmetics, resource packs, and powerful items can only be (realistically) acquired using the paid currency.
Whales can buy any resource using the paid currency. The Elder Wand is no match for a credit card. Almost everything in the game can be bought with enough money.
Whales eat dragons for breakfast. Whales are the most powerful, and best dressed, of all magical creatures 🐳
# The P2W Code 🐳
“You have controlled your fear. Now, open your wallet. Only your savings can destroy me.”
—Lord Whale and the teachings of the Dark Side
Players who like PVP but have no time or patience to grind for resources may try to Pay to Win. That is expensive, but possible — this is the Dark Side.
A player with a Level 9 Deck (11 cards) needs 22000 Gold Coins to catch up to a player with a Level 10 Deck. That would not be terribly expensive, but it gets more expensive at Veteran Levels.
Example: a total of 445,500 Gold Coins are needed to go from Level 10 to Level 15.
Gold alone could cost hundreds of dollars, but finding enough Card Duplicates would cost much more. It’s impossible to know how much because luck is involved.
Only obscene amounts of money allow whales to P2W. Likely many thousands of dollars are needed to buy a Level 100 Magic Book with several Level 15 Cards in it.
What makes Magic Awakened F2P Friendly is how much P2W Unfriendly it is.
Most whales chase cosmetics, not P2W resources. Some whales, however, play by a dark code: The P2W Code.
# Whales Vs Veterans
“There is no good and evil, there is only power, and those too poor to seek it.”
—Lord Whale: He Who Must Not Play Fair
The whale slander has come far enough, time to come clean: veterans are the true whales. Resources lead to power, and F2P Veterans have accumulated more resources than most whales could ever afford.
The game rewards consistent time investment. Whales blaze through the game much faster than F2P Players, and thus tend to play less. Few whales would be able to compensate lack of playtime with money.
Buying resources is simply too expensive. Some money would help, but not at Veteran levels. Only a small fortune would be enough.
Catching up to players with a high Magic Book Level (veterans) will be almost as difficult for most whales as it will be for you. Nobody escapes the grind.
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