Sure it's P2W as you get a competitive advantage from it. It's just not a P2W microtransaction which is why no one complains about it.This.Especs buyable from gemshop would be p2w microtransactions however(even if there would be nothing "micro" about them). To win what, exactly? Or is this strictly in the sense of the PvP/WvW crowd?Oh, are you suggesting that "p2w" cannot exist in PvE environment?Yeah, I think so. I mean, is there an end-game goal in PvE that one can achieve at the expense of other players? How can I "win" GW2 and you lose?