At the end of the day it's just a game. It's expensive to make the courses and expensive to run so it needs a good money supply. Nobody is forcing anyone to part with their money, it's your choice whether to play as best you can for free, buy equipment to make the game more enjoyable,or just to walk away. What the long time players of the game and users of the forum get fed up with is newbies whining. The decisions are in your hands. Make the best of them.