Inentional headaches?

Zxaiercese, on 26 March 2011 - 11:54 PM, said: Is the goal of WoT to create an intention headache for players that will force them to buy gold in order to circumvent the obstacles?
I've gone four different lines now and have to say, I've seen patterns develop. First, was the entire line light tanks. The tanks themselves, I can handle, but then you place them in high tier battles making the only means of survival an upgrade to the next Teir which costs experience that's nearly impossible to gain given the odds of the battles... unless you buy a tank for gold.
Then I went the SPG route. The Wespe was and still is my favorite and it's a low tier artillery piece. I don't see the incentive to improve or upgrade it since I'll then be placed in higher tires with less skilled crew and a worse load out of stock equipment. The only option is to transfer free exp for instant upgrades the second I buy it, which costs gold. I'd rather just stick with the Wespe, thank you.
Then the ultimate kick in the balls - the M3 Lee. This tank alone if getting me on the verge of quitting the whole damn game. It's the only option for the Heavy US line and I actually do better by not playing it and just transferring free exp again.
When the game goes live and we have to pay for gold, that's going to be a whole lot of money getting forked over just to avoid these (intentional?) nightmares that are in place.