Cash Shop: Stifling development.

[ChibiChan_Hyperion]

From this point onward every single development choice is going to have someone ask. -Can we monitize this?

Not only are the developers going to be asking themselves that question, but now we have to guess which pieces of revealed content will get this treatment as well. For example, the Eternal Bonding content was hyped and advertised a long time before we found out that the full experience was going to cost real money. Now, whenever something is being revealed or hyped, instead of just wondering which patch it's going to come out in we basically have to ask ourselves: "Will I get this content for the price of my subscription, or am I going to find out later that I have to fork over extra cash for this to be part of my full experience?"

This could be another long term implication to think about.

But regardless, my friends alone make my subscription worth it. I won't be leaving anytime soon.

Reposting from other topic

And your answer to the question at hand is what...? Your quote poses a solution to a problem this thread doesn't even mention. It's very clear from the OP that the Cash Shop is here to stay; we are discussing the implications that this could have for the future and if you feel your subscription is still worth it in light of these.