Quote Originally Posted by Lyrinn View Post
It's pay for convenience, which is a gray area. You'll get a head start on everyone else who has to obtain cards in-game but that's only temporary.



So you're telling me if they add a cash shop exclusive card with, say, A's on all sides when the best you can get in-game would be 8's, that wouldn't be P2W? Extreme example, sure, but the key here is balance. If I can't beat a cash shop user without using cash shop myself, that's the very definition of P2W. If there are exclusive cards like a super rare mail moogle with 5's on all sides, I doubt anyone would care except to look pretty.
It's all still pay to win. The second they add a cash shop exclusive card.

Regardless, I hate the idea of any item (vanity or p2w) being available for purchase with real money outside of the game world.