Eternal Bond - Standard Plan and Gold Plan

[ZanzhizExaverion]

Adding loot to raids defeats the purpose of people truly enjoying raiding together. If I could get loot by raiding, so be it. People would ask. "Aw do you like raiding?"
99% of the responses would be, "Naw, just wanted the loot lol."

Glamour and gear that progresses you through the game are two different things.

If they ONLY implemented the free version with NO rewards but the marriage itself, people would still complain, but the right people would Eternally Bond. This is what I'm trying to say. If there were rewards, people would be falsely bonding for free stuff, and I personally find that in the wrong for what the system is supposed to mean to the players. Yoshi P and the developers are trying to create a game that not only plays well, but FEELS right in everything you do. As a player who wouldn't have Eternally Bonded if there were no rewards, I'm glad that there's a pay-for-benefits option, because I WON'T be paying for a marriage, so now when I see the mount, it would MEAN something.

You all should be glad that SE took measures to make Eternal Bonding mean something rather than give it to everyone for free content.

There's no reason why they can't have the ability to purchase the deluxe option through both the cash shop AND gil - it would just mean the gil version would be an extreme amount (like 15-20mil). This way players who want that special bond can still get it without having to pony up more cash for a game they've already paid for and subscribe to each month; it just means they'll have to work hard for the gil first.

This is what I mean, making the content gated so it means something makes sense. The abuse of the Cash Shop is an entirely different story. I never came into this thread stating I loved the Cash Shop. I just find the gating a good measure to make sure the people who want it to mean something get what they want in return.