I honestly don’t care about Valtan, I enjoy the game I play even if I’m doing the same content over and over.
I do know that Valtan isn’t end game and future content is even more F2P friendly than where we currently are, the faster we get there the more I’ll enjoy a friendlier F2P environment.
I also have no problem with someone getting to a raid before me because it has zero impact on my progression; there’s not a single thing a P2W player can do in game to diminish my experience at my own pace other than PvP islands where their gear isn’t equalized to my own. In that regards, it makes no difference because 3 star PvP rewards is like 100s more and a couple more providence stones.
I don’t NEED legendary engravings and BiS accessories because I have and can access all content available to me at all the stages I’m currently in. If a group doesn’t take me because I’m not a whale? I put and chill with some other krill in the content I need a party for and we make dick and fart jokes.
A whale can’t come find me and stop me from playing the game or kill me in open world PvP to then camp me for 5 hours… there’s no dps or healing meter for me to compare myself to or be shamed by others when experiencing content.
Hell I can watch EVERY CUTSCENE and make whales wait if I want, it’s not like they know it’s me watching because the game doesn’t say anything.
Point is, I get to enjoy the game I play without any influence from others and their ability to pay money for faster or better things.