>>2032036
Paying for gacha is also not required in most gacha games. You gacha for faster progression as you do in mabinogi. Monthly cards are also a common thing as well as battle passes. Mabinogi currently has multiple monthly passes, VIP, and regularly does battle passes now.
What gacha games don't normally have is a cash shop, mabinogi does have one.
You could argue that mabinogi is more predatory than your average gacha game especially since the actual gachas don't have pity systems. I know the current one does but it is not the norm.