That depends, $10 for the vanilla game probably not... The whole game revolves around using different tiers of hunters and monsters with each tier being better than the last. It is possible to win with lower tiers, but the higher ones have a clear advantage. The vanilla game comes with the lowest 3 of 5 ( and you still got a hell of a grind to unlock tier 3). It's kind of pay to win, as you can just buy tiers 4 and 5, but these will likely cost more than the actual game. Also, I played when everyone was lower tier so it wasn't so bad, I imagine trying to grind it out now when everyone still playing has tier 4 and 5 monster or hunters would be...annoying