Who is Optional – A Question of Consumer Value

[Magis]

Getting into is subjective, if I'm the world's worst RPG player, I could never get into FCoB let along beat the last boss and get all the vanity gear I wanted, in this case, my chances at the item I wanted is the same as someone who has an item they wanted locked behind a paywall.

In no ways am I saying that it is the same but the very same entitlement argument can be used in such a fashion as well and if players support the rationale that you need to be treated special because of your own preferred play-style then the same standards and rationale will need to be applied to a player who has an item they wanted, locked behind a skill-wall.

The purpose of a game can vary with the individual, isn't that the point of this thread? that different players have different play-style hence optional is not really optional? but all I see here is that you're imposing your own preference and play-style onto others and depriving them of enjoying their game because their play-style doesn't fit with yours.

In response to your argument of grinding and earning an item, one can also say I earn the item with effort too, by working and exchanging my hard-earned money for an item that I want. Seems to be no different from earning Gil in-game and buying said minions from the Market Board.

Seeing as the point of games in general is to beat them then the idea of a skill wall is kinda ridiculous. No game guarantees you a victory, but it does guarantee content. You have the impression that because you payed for the game, then you deserve the end result of winning it, but no game other than ones with cheat codes I guess, gives that, it gives you the ability to challenge it's content, and as a reward also the end. Whoever buys the game get's the chance to access the end, regardless of who they are.

In this case, you are buying the game, and then are told to get other content, you must pay even more. On top of that, there isn't even a challenge, it's just handed to you... it defeats the purpose of a game.

Everyone still has an equal chance. It's the same price for everyone, and nothing in the cash shop is available by some other means. If it's trophies you're interested in, then nothing in the cash shop should be interesting because you can't pretend you got it the "hard" way (because there isn't one).

How is it an equal chance if you have to pay extra money?????????? By definition it's giving an advantage to players who give more money to SE.