Pokémon Unite's "pay to win" mechanics are upsetting some players
Image: TiMi Studio Group/Tencent Games/The Pokémon Company Pokémon Unite, The Pokémon Company’s popular free-to-play MOBA on Nintendo Switch, has a system that many players are criticizing as “pay to win” and unfair for the competitive integrity of the newly released game. Early on, players can earn Aeos Coins (capped at 2,100 per week) and Tickets. Either of these currencies can be used to purchase held items in the Aeos Emporium. Held items are similar to items in traditional Pokémon games and can be equipped to a single Pokémon. In Pokémon Unite, they increase stats like healt...