Originally Posted by
Ramzal
He made the decision to get ATMA and he made the decision to throw them away. SE has already come out and stated that ATMA is just one of many paths... so, he did what SE offered; to do something else. This isn't so much a protest as it is complying with the structure of the game and what it has to offer. On the note of materia, people can spiritbond and make their own materia. Or run dungeon dailies and meet the adventurer in need requirements to roll in gil. Anyone stupid enough to buy from a gil seller to get materia deserves the ban they get.
This isn't a protest. If you want to know what an actual protest is, look up information regarding the year 1969