Game Informer: "Randy Pitchford lied about microtransactions in Borderlands 3"
Randy Pitchford: "C'mon guys, I didn't lie! Those are not microtransactions, just locked content you'll have to pay a small fee for!"
If you ever feel bad about your character writing, just remember Kishimoto managed to write a spoiled, incomprehensibly dumb mary sue and he was still a fan favorite