Honestly, let SE make as much money as they can.

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But we ARE paying for it.
We pay a subscription every month. We shouldn't pay more to get the full game experience.

It's not about being cheap. $2 a month isn't that big of a deal, it's the principle behind it.

You ARE getting the full game experience with the subscription. The 2 dollar retainers are EXTRA. (would you like some dessert?) It's not a hard concept to grasp.

and the issue is 100% about being cheap....all this principle garbage is coming from conspiracy theorists and cheapos over-analyzing a simple up-sell.