I think alot of people are really, really confused or mislead about the whole LON game.
1) All EQ1 & EQ2 players get a free starter deck "you can play the game with this, free of charge"2) Packs of cards "boosters" will drop in game from mobs "you can add these to your decks, trade them, etc"3) The boosters that drop in game have the SAME chance of having a "loot card" as a bought pack of cards.4) You can not trade or sell cards in game. All trading is done through the LON client. 5) You must purchase one booster to be able to trade cards in the LON client to other players. I think this will stop alot of bots from "selling" cards. Why would a plat farmer want to spend money to be able to trade a card in a game outside of EQ2, when they are here just to sell plat in EQ2.
In the end, all players have access to the same in game items from this game, reguardless of if they spend $500 or nothing. Sure, the more packs you buy the better your odds. But just because someone spends the money dosent mean they will even get an item. Some scrub could loot a booster pack off a mob and get a warg summoner drum "warg mount" and never spend a dime on this game.
Stop complaining, and do more research before you jump to conclusions and make assumptions. This is a FREE game for those who wish to play it. If you choose to pay RL money, you get cards...nothing but cards...big [Removed for Content] deal.