Jesus christ this thread is filled with... very...special people...
Paying for a boost does not equal "winning". You will never be part of the world's first race, or a mythic prog guild, by PAYING for boosts. It just won't happen.
There is literally NOTHING about this fucking game that is Pay2Win. Other than you fucking crybabies being mad someone can drop $20 on a token and get some gold. Which again, isn't paying to win, it's a convenience fee. Gas stations charge more money than a grocery store, why? Because its convenient to the consumer to buy something they only need one of while they're there getting gas.
I feel like most of these idiots have never played a TRUE Pay2Win game. Like the Korean ARPGs where you NEED to buy cash shop items in order to upgrade your weapons and gear. And if you don't you risk breaking the item in the upgrade, meaning you lose it entirely, then have to go through ALL the steps to get it again and upgrade it again. That is a bullshit type of game.
NOTHING in Blizzard cash shop is required or even helpful, in regards to you earning Mythic kills or high M+ clears. Literally, fucking, nothing.
So no, Wow is not pay2win, not even fucking remotely.