Quote Originally Posted by Radial View Post
But welcome to our new F2P golden age where EVERY game must have microtransactions, MMO or not, sub game or not.
... micro-transactions which do not affect you or your play time in any single way. Your extra retainers aren't gonna come and help you beat Twintania. Your /embrace emote from the Eternal Bonding ceremony won't quell Titan's rage. And having Sleipnir won't stop Odin from smacking you for six.

If they DID do that, yeah, that's pay to win. But they don't. They're additional and optional services or items that are just that - additional and optional. Having extra retainers for crafting or whatever reason isn't remotely close to pay to win models.