You can find people saying no and people saying yes; it kind of exists on the edge. But as someone who played it for years I would definitely say no seeing as you don't buy currency or resources to gamble on receiving things.
There is an RNG system for constructing certain ships and equipment, but generally not the best ships and equipment, and one doesn't use resources from the shop to use those systems even if they spend money on the game.
So it depends where you personally draw the line.
You can find people saying no and people saying yes; it kind of exists on the edge. But as someone who played it for years I would definitely say no seeing as you don't buy currency or resources to gamble on receiving things.
There is an RNG system for constructing certain ships and equipment, but generally not the best ships and equipment, and one doesn't use resources from the shop to use those systems even if they spend money on the game.
You can find people saying no and people saying yes; it kind of exists on the edge. But as someone who played it for years I would definitely say no seeing as you don't buy currency or resources to gamble on receiving things.