You need a dedicated playerbase to form a competitive scene that will hold up over time. Breaking your promises and pursuing a microtranction system worse than Overwatch's before your game is even stable is a wonderful way to take every shred of goodwill and consumer interest and crush it.

Will you still make money? Yes. But it's always a downhill climb once you've alienated your audience, and your big plans are going to try up. Reverse this while you can.

You need a dedicated playerbase to form a competitive scene that will hold up over time. Breaking your promises and pursuing a microtranction system worse than Overwatch's before your game is even stable is a wonderful way to take every shred of goodwill and consumer interest and crush it. Will you still make money? Yes. But it's always a downhill climb once you've alienated your audience, and your big plans are going to try up. Reverse this while you can.