So if you think it's P2W don't buy it. Don't play it.
I'd expect more from a developer than a childplay-commentatory on an on-going issue in most online games. P2W is a sensitive topic and should be handled as such, especially in games which cost money in front. Solely putting a "Don't like it, don't play it." quotation does not erase the issues.
https://www.h1z1.com/dev-updates/h1z1-what-you-can-expect-in-early-access 8) We have made the decision to allow paid for airdrops into the game with things like guns and other things being randomly selected as part of the airdrop. We’re making them highly contested and building a whole set of rules around this, but you should be aware that our goal is to make this a way to keep things interesting on the servers but still be contested. If these offend your sensibilities just know that they are going to be there. We have gone out of our way to make sure the airdrops are contested in-game and that you can’t simply expect to easily walk about to the airdrop and grab it. Even if you paid for it.
This is the same issue SOE other franchise games tried to dig onto players. DCUO is a good example for this. Not only are you giving people the option to buy essential items rather than gaining and/or earning them simply through playing, it's also a money-machinery. People will spam-buy those drops since SOE is known to put discounts on buying 10-20-100 packs at once. No issue on non-essential items, but given what those airdrops can contain is simple P2W.
It makes it more fun. It can shake things up. Please don't judge based on knee jerk reactions. Try it. Or watch more streams with people doing it.
No, it does not make it more fun using real life currencies to be superior to someone else in an online game.
2) Making sure the chance for guns is a much lower chance so they are much more rare. 3) Upping the minimum number of people on a server to even allow air drops. It's set at 50 right now and we're going to at least double it. We are serious about these being server events and contested.
Don't say, just do. For your own sake.
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