Cash Shop: Stifling development.

[Dyvid]

When the majority of the MMOs and other social games with online features have a Cash Shop or Microtransactions, it's safe to say it's a standard industry practice.

Are we talking subscription based MMO's or F2P / Freemium social gaming? Please list other P2P MMOs other than WoW that has the same sort of cash shop ARR does because I'm curious too. But you are correct that the gaming industry trying to see how far they can push it with Capcom being the worst offender.

So you're basically admitting that ARR is doomed to go F2P or Freemium? Because the only time a cash shop "goes too far" is when it's their sole source of income. You know, like how D&D Online used to sell 'premium' access in order to access more of the game? That's called Freemium, something ARR is not.

Please don't try to win your argument by putting your words in my mouth. I'm saying what I wrote.

But let's not forget why ARR had to come about to begin with. They didn't listen to the community and lost the trust from the customer, trust which they had to work very hard to get back. Now SE is push the boundaries again and trying to see how far that trust will go. First by charging real money for premium access to Eternal bond but also by re-re-re-releasing FFVII on PS4 while smugly pretending it was a big deal. Though jokingly, Sakaguchi-san said it best when commenting on FFXV and saying it's taking 9 years for a new FF to out. SE as a company needs to get better.