Quote Originally Posted by Velox View Post
There is a HUGE difference between pay2win and pay4convenience. Pay2win is what you see when you get cash shops that offer gear/weapons/buffs that A) can't be found in-game by any other means, and B) are so OP compared to in-game gear/buffs/weapons that they become almost mandatory for you to be effective in game against other people using them.
It's semantics really. If Ventures can be undertaken on all retainers then the guy that can pay $4 more a month than the next guy clearly has an in-game advantage, (regardless of how small it may seem) and this goes against the spirit of subscription games.