Lasers are bugged. At least were in those videos he shown us so far.
About p2w, yeah I too have a feeling it could be partially p2w but don't think it would be awful like in some games. After all, this is an action game not some WoW clone where equipment you wear is 95% of your skill.
And I don't hear people complaining in Planetside 2 thread, which is a game published and controlled by Sony Online Entertainment who are the worst MMORPG company in the whole universe and beyond. Their Everquest 2 is the only game that had both monthly subscription and coin shop...