petulant1: SO here is the deal
The deal is, yes it is a virtual game, and you in fact will never actually own one pixel.
But I have never seen anyone from WGT demand that you buy balls to slow the meter down.
Like in a democracy, you have CHOICE.
petulant1: So the question is===do I buy balls or do I buy booze.
This is your choice, and personally, I would rather buy virtual balls that give me pleasure in playing than pissing real money in the can. The advantage on WGT you can play for nothing with good equipment provided you have the time for videos and surveys, whereas I can't go to a bar and say can I watch some videos to pay for my beer?
Oh and even with top equipment, you still have to know how to use it.
And I do not know whether it had crossed your little pea brain, that WGT is a business, yes the intention is to make a profit.
So run along, because the company will not miss a big spender like you, neither will your friends.