Will I have to pay eventually?

Ive been playing for a while without spending any real money. Its a fun game... But I refuse to pay upwards of hundreds of dollars on a game. I feel like I might be getting to a point where I cant play anymore because all the necessary characters cost hundreds of gems. And the only way to get that many gems is to pay for them. Not gonna happen.

carsky about Disney Magic Kingdoms, v1.1.0