Originally posted by Bvayper: It's P2W system, so "free" .
This will definitely not be pay-to-win or paywall-like. In the game for real money will be sold game currency only, which can also be earned in the game. There won't be special separate currency or shop for the purchase premium items for real money.
Elite operatives can be hired for the same game currency, but they will rarely come across, and it is not depend on your account balance. So, buying game currency for real money, you’ll have no possibility to direct buy elite operatives for your squad. You can also buy elite weapons for the very same game currency earned by completing the missions.
Our main point is that it won’t be possible to buy for real money game advantage against other players which is not available for getting by the usual playing. No pay-to-win. Never. That’s it.
The only way to have some elite operatives in your squad faster is to buy Early Adopter’s Pack/Boost on the game website before game will be released completely. It means that you’ll just have a faster start in the game and will participate in the Early Access. But players who will start to play at Early Access will have some advantage anyway because they’ll play game and level up their operatives for a few months before complete release.
It will not mean after the release you will fight against fully-equipped leveled-up players immediately, if you didn’t participate in Early Access. PvP matching will be based on rating, rank and power of the operatives you’ll have in your squad.