Originally Posted by
Seryl199
Lightning Strikes events and other limited time item rewards are created in addition to the usual patch cycles, developed using money from players paying their subscriptions. We've already paid them to generate these items and events. I'm not averse to people having chances to obtain said items, but I would much rather see them offered as in game rewards, be it at a special vendor or by offering another chance at the event, so that new players have both a chance to acquire cool items and participate in unique events and maybe whet their appetite for future events to come, rather than just throw money in the cash shop for something that has already been paid for and developed.