I for one fully endorse exp pack. As a mainly Dominion player where gear makes a HUGE difference, having to WAIT until you hit reputation 3 BEFORE you can scavenge any purple gear is a 5-8 hours pain in the *** while getting destroyed by other 108 gear players popping revenge after receiving 3-4 hits.
I know the pay to win argument and I dont endorse pay to win. But what I do endorse is NOT HAVING TO WASTE 5-8 HOURS OF GRINDING BEFORE BUYING GEAR ACTUALLY MATTERS.