Quote Originally Posted by Fornix View Post
I fail to see what the fuss is about. People were either being completely delusional or are new to the common day MMO genre to not expect this to be introduced. In no way does it mean this'll ever have to become more than a vanity thing. Various other AAA MMO's have preceeded FFXIV in this. And more will come. Heck, the practice is not even limited to MMO's anymore these days.

It provides extra financing for companies which can be put back into further game development, keeping investors happy and keeping people employed. It's just how the world works.
The money from the cash shop will go more items for the cash shop. It will not go into further game development, look who's being delusional.