Why the cash shop hate?

[Nalien]

Its not about Yes i have the money, or no I dont have the money. Players are being little spoiled brats by complaining that they cant access what is on the cash shop b/c they want it handed to them b/c they feel ENTITLED.

Working towards something in a game you are paying a monthly subscription for =/= having something handed to you for free.

I would much rather, for example, see all of the Scion minions put behind a Delivery Moogle quest relating to each of the Scions themselves. I would much rather see Sleipnir obtained from actually fighting Odin (be it a rare drop from the upcoming Trial, similar to the other Primals ponies, or grinding out a ridiculous amount of Mantels). That makes far more sense to me. Just going "Here, have it for $X" just seems lazy, and in a subscription based MMO it just leaves a bad taste. Am I entitled to what I'd rather see? No. Not at all. I am, however, entitled to voice my opinion of what I'd rather see.

I get that World of Warcraft set the bar low when it comes to cash shops, but other MMOs have since done a much better job, and XIV was even respectable with Veteran Rewards as an alternative to a cash shop (which it was originally pegged as).

Honestly, if anything the minions and mounts in the cash shop are handed to you. Which is harder to obtain? Sleipnir or any of the Primal ponies? Wind-up Yda or Fledgling Apkallu? Damn, the amount of meaningless time sink they pumped the Sightseeing Log full of probably means you'd spend more money in continued subscription fees going after that Apkallu than you would on Wind-up Yda...