With the f2p on such a best-selling game, more cons that pros are on the table.
Pros: you can make friends play with you at no cost.
Cons:
Smurfs,
Cheaters,
Generally more trolls,
Which cause less and less enjoyment as a direct consequence
Not gonna lie, I abandoned every game that started as pay to play and shifted towards free to play model.
The game has gone low enough in price on repeated sales with multiple free to play timed events to draw people in. Considering that alt-accounts are a VERY prominent thing on this game, making those free would be quite the financial hit too.
The f2p model works well on games that need a high playercount like battle royale games. It destroyed csgo imo.