If I could give a "Maybe" instead of a "Yes" or "No", that's where it would currently lie. It only /just/ goes towards a Yes, but it could go so much further with some small tweaks from the devs.

For reference, if you buy the premium pass and rank it all the way up, you'll probably still not get everything in the main loot pool. That being said, it's all cosmetic and duplicates will grant you currency that you can spend to buy items you haven't yet rolled, but the chances of having enough of that currency after maxing out the pass to have enough just to buy a legendary skin or a cool portrait are still extremely slim. It feels like they should grant more of this currency per duplicate item, maybe at a 2-3x rate of where it is now. (This is taking into account that maxing out the pass gives you free tickets for the lootbox, as well as additional coins to spend on more rolls.)

There are some absolutely /amazing and comparatively overpowered/ units currently locked behind either the duplicate currency or a premium pack that you can purchase. While it /might/ be more acceptable to tie some of these units to a battle pass rank, it's made an incredibly imbalanced pay-to-win scheme in comparison to F2P players. This is not okay. The ideal thing to do would be to release all units for availability. This isn't to imply that they cannot be countered with a free unit if someone knows what they're doing, but they do make playing certain free units a little pointless.

All that being said. The game can be fun, but matchmaking still needs work. At time of writing this, matchmaking is actively being adjusted, which is fantastic, but it's not quite where it needs to be yet. Ranked matches are about as sweaty as one might expect them to be, but casual matches are typically chill.

It's clear the devs are actively working to fix the issues in this game, and I'll make an update after some of these changes come out down the line.

Pros:
-Graphics and sounds are great
-Some cute sprays/stamps
-Decent variety of pilot voices to pick from

Cons:
-The lootbox system, primarily with the rates
-Lack of balance between free units and paid units
-Units should ideally be free to everyone upon release

If I could give a "Maybe" instead of a "Yes" or "No", that's where it would currently lie. It only /just/ goes towards a Yes, but it could go so much further with some small tweaks from the devs. For reference, if you buy the premium pass and rank it all the way up, you'll probably still not get everything in the main loot pool. That being said, it's all cosmetic and duplicates will grant you currency that you can spend to buy items you haven't yet rolled, but the chances of having enough of that currency after maxing out the pass to have enough just to buy a legendary skin or a cool portrait are still extremely slim. It feels like they should grant more of this currency per duplicate item, maybe at a 2-3x rate of where it is now. (This is taking into account that maxing out the pass gives you free tickets for the lootbox, as well as additional coins to spend on more rolls.) There are some absolutely /amazing and comparatively overpowered/ units currently locked behind either the duplicate currency or a premium pack that you can purchase. While it /might/ be more acceptable to tie some of these units to a battle pass rank, it's made an incredibly imbalanced pay-to-win scheme in comparison to F2P players. This is not okay. The ideal thing to do would be to release all units for availability. This isn't to imply that they cannot be countered with a free unit if someone knows what they're doing, but they do make playing certain free units a little pointless. All that being said. The game can be fun, but matchmaking still needs work. At time of writing this, matchmaking is actively being adjusted, which is fantastic, but it's not quite where it needs to be yet. Ranked matches are about as sweaty as one might expect them to be, but casual matches are typically chill. It's clear the devs are actively working to fix the issues in this game, and I'll make an update after some of these changes come out down the line. Pros: -Graphics and sounds are great -Some cute sprays/stamps -Decent variety of pilot voices to pick from Cons: -The lootbox system, primarily with the rates -Lack of balance between free units and paid units -Units should ideally be free to everyone upon release