As I touched on above, microtransactions, as they are in all of gaming, are a contentious issue. That said, I don’t think the issue is as black and white as people make it out to be. While it’s true that it would take an obscene amount of real-world money to purchase all the in-game items, and while it would take a substantial amount of time to purchase everything solely through earring in-game money, procuring items isn't everybody's main aim. I, personally, haven’t spent a penny of my own money on in-game items, and my friends and I still have a great time. I’m not so much interested in buying the latest gear as I am playing the missions with my friends, so where you fall on the spectrum of the game being ‘worth it’ will depend on what you want out of it.