Quote Originally Posted by Jinrya-Geki View Post
I don't understand why SE, and people's problem with buying runs is. Is it not the same for someone to receive the win by 7 people helping the win for free?

The only difference between the two is one pairs for it while the other is free.

But that's what makes an MMO, playing with others. Restricting people from playing with the friends they made is never a good idea. Yeah, you could find a static of your own, but then what is the point of ever having a link shell or free company.
The gear and other rewards that come from the higher end content is intended to be for the people who can actually clear it. Free or Selling doesn't matter in that regard, they both cause people who wouldn't normally be able to clear the content to clear it anyways. To go with that, the content is designed around a certain amount of people being able to complete it before it gets nerfed. People selling runs or carrying people in general skew those numbers. It may not be something you care about, that much is obvious, but that doesn't mean it's not important at all.

Even if people disagree, the game is designed to appeal to many types, and content like this is meant to be for a certain group of people, at least until newer content comes out and such. To give those players a challenge, and a reward to go with said challenge. So, again, making it easier to sell or carry people, even if you personally would not, messes with that.