Overwatch also had paid lootboxes and skins. Overwatch was very heavily monetized.

If it was a bad game, there would not be so many people playing it and shelling over money for skins.

Uh, no? It’s been proven time and again that people who buy skins don’t buy it out of love for the game, but because it’s effectively gambling and triggers the same spots in your brain that dopamine does.