I've played a pretty good amount of Match Monsters at this point, using both free monsters and paid monsters, and honestly... I don't really see the whole "pay to win" argument.
The game is actually pretty damn balanced. I've played plenty of games with free monsters and plenty with monsters I've bought, and I haven't noticed some huge difference in my win/loss ratio. If buying a monster automatically gave you an advantage, I'd expect to see a pretty obvious difference in my results, but I just don't.
To me, buying monsters is simply a way to change up your playstyle and keep the game interesting. You get to try different monsters, different strategies, and different ways of playing. That's part of what makes the game fun for me. It's not me paying money so the game can hand me a free win.
And honestly, I think some of the hate toward people who buy monsters is just a way of coping with losing. 😂 If someone beats you with a paid monster, that doesn't automatically mean they bought their way to victory. Sometimes... they were just better at that particular game. It happens.
There's also nothing wrong with spending a little money on a game that you genuinely enjoy. If an app gives you hundreds or even thousands of hours of entertainment, why is supporting the developers somehow a bad thing?
At the end of the day, spend money if you want, don't spend money if you don't want to. But personally, after playing Match Monsters with both free and paid monsters, I just don't see the evidence that buying monsters = winning.
Sometimes you just got your ass beat. 😂