Its how they make money. Hi-Rez studios is a relatively small production company to have produced such a great game. That being said, the pay-to-play gear is such blatant pandering that it infuriates me to no end. THAT being said, it such a frantically fast-paced game that the people that have payed to get the nicest guns don't even necessarily have that big of an advantage. You are zooming around at breakneck speeds and trying to hit targets whizzing past at equally ludicrous speeds. So it evens out, I guess. As for it being "worth" hacking, any game worth playing is worth hacking. I would hate to see this game ruined by the psychotic OPK-ing 12 year olds like Combat Arms has been, but that doesn't mean those hacks shouldn't be made.