Is World of Tanks Pay 2 Win ?

eekeeboo:    As the definition has become fluid, the standard still remains the same despite an incorrect application by people. At its core, pay 2 win means to gain an advantage not available for those not able to pay. Does tanks have this yes, but only by looking at a broad aspect. The reasoning is more complex because a free player can get all the content a paid player can, there's no paywall apart from premium content. Is some premium content strong/good? Yes, why and how do you sell mediocre and bad premium content? There's no purpose. You make a tank fun to play, someone buys it and plays it.    But you play those for credits etc, you can get credits by playing mid tiers. Many people fall at the aspect that you can only generate profit at tier 10 with a premium account and using premium tanks. Well.... you're playing the game for free, you pay a cost in another way which is filling other tiers. It's up to you and it's a choice you make.     If pay to win was really a thing in WoT you would see more paying customers being the best players. Just because you earn things faster doesn't mean you win more, you can still earn and get to the same endpoint as before, but you don't have guaranteed advantage by paying. A premium tank owner is not guaranteed to win, they're not guaranteed to be better.    And this is the fallacy, being able to pay to skip isn't pay to win if you still have the same winrate and chances as a free player, which you do. Skill trumps money in this game and always has.