Quote Originally Posted by Kayo View Post
Im aware of the context on what he said and have read most of his later interviews ... the timing with the MT auto-gathering bank slots (a very common F2P "item") just sucks. Its starting to smell of a very bitter, yet familiar stench most of us have experienced at one time or another from the more recent MMO's.
It's actually possible they just want to incorporate those attractive features, be it originating or commonly found from F2P or not. It's understandable to have that sort of anxiety towards the possible future, but I really wouldn't look too far into it just yet. Paying to get certain non-progressive things (retainers are not progression/power/meaningfully related) is not uncommon practice, even from back during the beginning of the MMO boom.