Of course it’s pay to win. The blizzdrones fly into a rage whenever it’s pointed out and use extremely questionable arguments to try and prove it’s not. Some of the more dishonest and fallacious arguments they use:
“you could always buy gold, therefore it’s not p2w”
“you aren’t guaranteed loot if you pay for an M+ or raid carry, therefore it’s not p2w.”
“i spent all my token gold on pets and mounts, therefore it’s not p2w”
“If you are a bad player then buying gear won’t matter, therefore it’s p2w.”
Learn to identify and spot shill tactics like these. This forum is full of them.