When you have a real-money store, there’s a proven correlation that on average “more time spent playing“ → “more money generated.” AAA companies know this. They are the ones who paid to have high quality studies done.
All of these design choices are meant to push the game that direction. There is no other reason. If you really like the core gameplay of the game, are you telling me you’re going to stop playing just because there’s no better weapons to obtain? I have all the Reds I could want in Vermintide 2 yet most of the 1000 hours I’ve logged came AFTER that fact.
We all should be outraged. There’s no apology or defense for this.