Admin., you missed the key point.
It is true it has been always like this that any "free" on-line games need some kinds of paid items to make profits so as to at least maintain its developing and operating to become better and better, but the paid items should be careful designed.
Players are lured to purchase paid items to get "some" advantages for both PvE and PvP, but players should NOT get paid items to get "absolute" advantages for PvE and PvP. Destroying balance and fairness of this game is equivalent of destroying the game itself in the long run.
This will be addressed in my feedback to the devs. Working on it now to be sent to them tomorrow.