This players are a little bit "suspicious", but AAu is not p2w in rules. If you cheat that is other topic.
But:
-we got "free" undergearments in ArchePass
- We got "free" basic costume in Archepass
OR you can do that brainless mass zergfest daily quests. You will get tons of gildas (WH-Aegis 4-4, Rift-jola-glenn-Meina 3*5 + anthalon). Gilda is easy to get in this patch version.
That crafted gears are the fault of developers and publishers. Crafting requests let players cheat and trade labor points without limitation (many "players" will work free to "help" others). Than we got this mythic randiant erenor guys...
+we got insane amount of "catch up" contents without reason and 3 "legit" accounts to make game disgusting broken in this short time too.
The game is fair in theory, but (I think) nobody control any form of resource sharing, goldselling, labor selling in this game. This is GAMIGO: control games and make them better is not primary objective. That is not cheap and/or automatized and it generates more problems than income.
edit: And no. Legacy is not an option. That is pure p2w. you get unlimited "patron" status in AAU and insane amount of free resources in ArchePass. If you are in legacy you have to work for whales for ages. You will be the slave of p2w users forever.