To be fair, it's possible to farm a great many tokens if you're prepared to spend enough time...there are forum members who have thousands of tokens and, allegedly, haven't spent a single penny.
Equally, there are others who have no issue spending $100/£100 a month on the game.
It looks, to me, like they've spent a load of money, which is their choice. It's not for me, but that's my choice. They're keeping Nordeus going, which keeps T11 up and running, which benefits me...