Just wanna add a couple additional bits of info/perspective to this, to do what you will with.
1 - irl dealing is allowed because of the other way it works: players can grind in game currency and still get the purchasable perks without spending anything irl.
2 - regular crate keys can be got from the Emerald quests, which are identical to the keys you can buy form the store. We also regularly run comps for key and rank prizes, and this season you can purchase fly within clan claims using in game currency.
3 - the people who are making the most on baltop atm are doing it through grinding mcmmo skills, which has very little to do with the purchased rank abilities
4 - people lend and sell gadgets very frequently, so it’s entirely possible to get your hands on the gadgets without buying crates
5 - the majority of the things you can win from crates are cosmetic in nature, gadgets are only 1/4 of the ‘major’ prizes you win (pets, particles and disguises being the other 3)
6 - the server needs to be profitable in order to survive. That is just plain and simple fact, which I’m sure you all understand.
7 - I personally dislike excessive p2w and am still putting a lot of time and effort into balancing the perks we have. I have little personal incentive to make the server make lots of money, but I do have a lot of incentive to make it fun and fair for all players regardless of their budget.
I understand a few of you might be unhappy with some features or balances in the server atm, but calling the entire thing a “scam” and “terribly p2w” is overkill and unjust and very unhelpful.
If you have issues, suggestions, opinions, criticisms, etc, it is significantly more helpful to me if people could outline them in a constructive way and have a think yourself about ways your problem could be improved.
I also want to note that I personally have been playing Munchy survival for over two years, have worked my way up the staff team to server manager, have been on baltop multiple times, have never done an irl deal and have never spent a penny on the store. Do with that info what you will xD