Think this is probably something that needs to be said, but recognizing Tales of Tribute is a card game, and the potential for it to be monetized is there (fortunately companions haven't been monetized, but card games are a different beast).
Doesn't take too long on the forums or Reddit to see the sentiment of the player base at the moment. I'm not trying to spread conspiracy theories, so I must reiterate there has been no indication of monetizing ToT beyond access through High Isle.
If there was any business person walking around over there at the studio seeing dollar signs in monetizing ToT, let's just...not.